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Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Bathurst in 1851 with his helper john
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edward was at summer hill lake sifting for gold with john but they didn't walk away empty handed believe it or not they found gold
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Governor La Trobe offered a reward for anyone
who was able to find gold in Victoria. so everyone spred out to lakes to start searching -
The South Australian Government offered a
reward of 1,000 dollars to the first miner to find gold that is worth something
