Rumours of gold - State Library of New South Wales

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Rumours of gold

The first gold discoverers were shepherds, surveyors and clergymen. As early as 1823, surveyor James McBriennoticed gold particles by the Fish River east of Bathurst.

Shepherds searching for grazing lands travelled westwards over the Blue Mountains and moved onto land whichrevealed gold-bearing quartz reefs.

An ex-convict and shepherd named McGregor found many pieces of gold in the Wellington region and chippedparts off to take to Sydney where it was displayed in jewellery shop windows.

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Reverend William Branwhite Clark from the Scott family collection of studio portrait photographs, ca. 1865-1921

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However it wasn’t until the 1840s that gold exploration was seriously discussed by geologists such as theReverend William Branwhite Clarke. Anglican clergyman and geologist, Rev. Clarke was principal at the King’sSchool, Parramatta and later the rector at St Thomas’, North Sydney. His passion was geology and in 1841, whileexploring the Blue Mountains for fossils, he examined granite slabs near Hartley and discovered particles of gold.

Clarke wrote that the country would be found 'abundantly rich in gold'. He continued to collect specimensand in April 1844 he informed Governor Gipps of his finds and later claimed that the governor directed himto 'Put it away, Mr. Clarke, or we shall all have our throats cut'.

The ruling elite feared that a predominantly convict population striking it rich would lead to greater crimes or resultin a convict rebellion brought on by greed for gold.

A gold rush in the bush, away from the main population centre could upset the status quo of the ordered convictsociety.

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Edward Hammond Hargraves

Edward Hammond Hargraves was a shrewd gold promoter, credited with discovering the first payablegoldfields near Bathurst, New South Wales.

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Mr E.H. Hargraves returning the salute of the gold miners [5th] of the ensuing May

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Returning unsuccessfully from the Californian goldfields, Hargraves decided to travel west to Wellington in searchof Australian gold during the summer of 1851. Visiting an inn at Guyong owned by the Lister family, he changed histravel plans and relied upon local knowledge of the area.

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With the son of the innkeeper, John Lister and the Tom brothers, William and James, he started panning for gold atLewis Ponds Creek. Hargraves taught the young men how to make a Californian cradle which he had seen on theCalifornian goldfields. This wooden contraption could be rocked from side to side so that the heavy gold particleswere retained when the lighter gravel was sifted through.

On February 12, 1851 Hargraves, along with his assistants, discovered flecks of gold in the Lewis Ponds Creek.

Hargraves wrote to William Northwood, a Sydney business man, announcing his gold discovery. His letters arecross-hatched, a common method of conserving paper at the time.

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Wellington Inn Goyong11th February 1851Dear Sir,I arrived here last evening the weather was exceedingly hot indeed nearly as much so as in California I am scarcely250 miles from Sydney. The horse is the greatest brute I ever rode after the first days journey he would stumbletwenty times in one mile – I am obliged to hold him up and by the end of the day my arms are tired however I hopeto get him along after a days rest. His pedigree is as follows. Bred by Mr. Collett’s Mount York sold by him to Mr.Kendall at Fish River who sold him to Raper in consequence of his buckjumping propensities. He nearly killed Mr

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Kendal who is a native and an excellent horseman – Mr Raper sold him to a hackney coachman and after a whilebought him again he had got the character of being a good horse if not allowed to be idle but his stumbling is a badthing Mr. Kendall says if he is stabled for 10 days no man can sit on his back but as feed is exceedingly scarce anddear and in some places not to be got at all I hope to keep him under. Indeed he will be a pretty object if you eversee him again. I am now going to the “McQuarie River” and trace up the source of the “Bell”

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and Tooron Rivers a distance of 150 miles I strike the Macquarie 20 miles from Wellington at Bunnalong I have gothopes of success but the scarcity of water will prevent my making such a research as I should wish you will nothear from me for 3 weeks or a month. It is superfluous for me to say that my most undivided energies will bedirected towards the object in view. I have been over a country of 30 to 40 miles abounding with copper – theresources of this country are little known it is no doubt a rich mining country and new discoveries will be madeevery day.

You had better send 200lbs. flour up to the house in a fortnight and write me about the same time giving me whatnews you can “address Post Office Bathurst” – I shall then know how things are going on – I am now at theworld’s end and am going nearly 200 miles beyond it a little news will be acceptable. When I come into the worldagain – I met Mr.Icely as I was coming up from Sydney He was going down and gave me a very pressing invitationto go to his house at “Coombring” – I did not go. I may call coming back if I want to rest the horse Don’t forget tospeak to Mr. Suttor as I shall be regularly stumped by the time I get to BathurstIn hasteYours trulyE.H.HargravesP.S. I have got the horse fresh shod the Blacksmith tells me the brute will not stumble so much when his feet areshorter. EHH Mr W Northwood Agent Market St at Sydney

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Transcript: Prima Castra ArouyaGoyong Die Saturni16th/2/AD/49My Dear SirIn my last dated 22th inst you were informed I was about to proceed into the wilderness on my mission.Thefollowing day I did so and be it remembered on the memorable day To Wit on the 12th day of February in the yearof our Lord – one thousand eight hundred and fifty one I did at my “Prima Castra” on Arouya Goyong in the veryfirst bowl bowl of earth washed – discover “Gold” amalgamated with the earth precisely in the same way in whichit is in California - Mexico –Chilli – Peru and South America hence I claim the right of discovery You will of coursekeep this letter as an important document – I knew I was in gold country 70 miles before I made this discovery butbeing no water I could not try the earth and being near a sheep station expecting the sheep to drink I did not furtherdisturb the earth but carefully put up my 5 little specks or grains away – I am now perfectly

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Transcript: satisfied of its existence and shall launch out to a remote place to try for a rich place and when I can do that I shallreturn to Bathurst and take across the mountains to Gundagai. I shall then have travelled over a country in extent600 miles – I do not hesitate to say that I have now been over at least 80 miles of a gold region but the want ofwater precludes me from making such a research as I could wish Therefore in this my present communication Iwish you distinctly to understand that I cannot for the want of water make at all a satisfactory research indeed suchis the scarcity of water that I have had great difficulty to get water for self and horse Where I am going now to theToroon River there is water but no grass – I have got bran and hay but in all probability I shall be able to get Mr.Kendall to keep the horse alive for a few days – Mr Suttors will be out of my way and 20 miles for a tired man andhorse is a great deal – You had therefore better therefore enclose me a five pound note. Address to Through thepost to Bathurst as I shall not have a feather to fly with on my arrival there. My opinion is that the Gold Mines ofNew South Wales are more extensive than those of California, the richness of which I cannot as yet form the mostremote idea.Yours very trulyE.H.Hargraves

Post paidMr William NorthwoodAgentMarket Street WestSydneyE.H.H.

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John Lister and the Tom Brothers

Edward Hargraves travelled to Sydney to negotiate with the Colonial Secretary regarding his reward for findinggold. His assistants, John Lister and William and James Tom continued working their cradle and located fourounces of gold further downstream from Hargraves’ first find, including a two-ounce nugget that William Tomnoticed in a rock crevice. Hargraves purchased these nuggets and sent some by mail to the Colonial Secretary.Announcing that it was he who had discovered payable gold in the district, Hargraves began a publicity campaign,generating much discussion in the region and naming the part of the creek which yielded gold the FitzRoy Bar afterthe Governor and the area Ophir, after the biblical city of gold.

Hargraves was feted as a hero and was rewarded by the government with £10,000 and an annual pension of £250and was given the position of Commissioner of Crown Lands for the gold districts. He received many valuable giftsand was the subject of many triumphant portraits.

It was a number of decades before John Lister and the Tom brothers received formal recognition of their part in thediscovery of gold, finally being acknowledged by a select committee of the New South Wales Legislative Assemblyin 1890.

William Tom wrote an account of meeting Hargraves and the work these men undertook in prospecting for gold aspart of their evidence to the NSW Legislative Assembly.

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StoryEureka! The rush for gold[29] Next chapterOff to the diggings[30]

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