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Some convicts who were employed cutting a road to Bathurst, New South Wales were rumoured to have found a quantity of gold.
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Government Surveyor James McBrien discovers a bit of gold in Fish River, Bathurst, NSW.
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Strzelecki, Sir Paul Edmund de found gold in the Blue Mountains, NSW but was told by Governor George Gipps not to tell anybody.
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Clergyman and amateur geologist William Branwhite Clarke discovers traces of gold at Hassan's Wells, near Lithgow. When presented with these new discoveries, Governor George Gipps responds, 'Put it away, Mr Clarke, or we shall all have our throats cut.
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The gold Edward Hammond Hargraves found was the first payable gold in NSW. This also led to the gold rush.
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Gold miners rebel at Eureka in Victoria, in protest at the conditions imposed by the 'Miner's Licence' cost to much. The rebellion led to the Eureka Stokade.
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British Secretary of State gives permission for the establishment of the Sydney Mint. This was the first Royal Mint to be established outside of England.
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Welcome Nugget" found at Bakery Hill at Ballarat.
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The Lambing Flat riots were a series of violent anti-Chinese demonstrations that took place in the Burrangong region, in New South Wales, Australia.
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Biggest gold nugget discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates in Moliagul, Victoria. it weighed about 62 kg.
