Where gold was found in Australia By Awesome! Oct 18, 1851 Bathurst, Ophir, Bendigo, Ballarat and Andersons Creek Found in Bathurst, Ophir, Bendigo, Ballarat, Andersons Creek, Oct 18, 1852 Onkaparinga and Beechworth Found in Onkaparinga and Beechworth Aug 18, 1860 Lambing Flat New words include Lambing Flat Aug 18, 1867 Gympie Gympie Aug 18, 1869 Beaconsfield Aug 18, 1871 Charters Towers and Darwin Aug 18, 1872 Hill End and Palmer River Aug 18, 1880 Mt Morgan Aug 18, 1892 Coolgardie Aug 18, 1893 Kalgoorlie