Historical information
Gold was officially discovered in Ballarat in 1851. "John Dunlop and James Regan, between the 21st and 24th of August, 1851, washed in the little creek at the foot of Poverty Point, the first gold that eventually led to the establishment of the Ballarat Goldfield .
Physical description
11 page soft covered booklet.
Subjects
- gold,
- ballarat,
- spielvogel,
- john dunlop,
- alfred clarke,
- james regan,
- william brownbill,
- cc phillips,
- george sutherland,
- john denovan,
- john basson humffray,
- c.c. phillips,
- historical society select committee,
- a. mckenzie,
- f. barrop,
- m.m. mccallum,
- ballarat goldfield,
- buninyong,
- connor,
- woodward,
- jeanes,
- smith,
- thornton,
- isiah pearce,
- j.b. humffray,
- a. chalmers,
- poverty point
