Edward Hargraves By bbbbbbbbbbb321321321321 1816 Birth 1832 Arriving at Sydney 1834 Takes up 100 acres of land 1836 Married to Elizabeth née Mackay 1839 Becomes Agent for General Steam Navigation Co. 1843 Forfeited his property Jul 17, 1849 Goes Bankrupt and goes to California 1851 Returns to Sydney 1851 Becomes Crown Commisioner Feb 12, 1851 Finds 5 specks of gold at Lewis Pond Creek May 15, 1851 over 300 miners arrive at Ophir 1853 revisits England 1855 Published a Book called "Australia and it's Goldfields" 1860 Goes Bankrupt for the 2nd time 1862 Prospects WA 1863 Prospects SA 1877 recieves an annual pension from the gouvernment Aug 29, 1891 Dies
