James Daley reported to several people he had found gold. The reality actually was that he had faked this “find”.
First Recorded Discovery of Gold in Bathurst, NSW
John Lhotsky travelled the Monoro District of NSW and he had collected specimens that had contained gold
Gold samples were bought into watchmaker shop several times by “bushmen”. The specimens were looked at as curiousities
Four goldfields were discovered in NSW during July in 1851. They were called Bungonia (or Shoalhaven), HIll End, Louisa Creek (now Hargreaves) and Moruya
Gold found on the Turon goldfields
Auriferous gold was found near Ballarat
First gold find in Bendigo, Victoria
Henry Frencham and W. H. Walsh Found what they thought was gold but had no trace of the mineral.
Discovery of gold found south-east of Adelaide
Eureka Stockade starts in Victoria
Gold is Discovered in Tasmania
Gold found about 10Km SE of Gawler in South Australia
