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Issue Details: First known date: 1937... 1937 Edward Hammond Hargraves : Man Who Unlocked Door of Australia's Hidden Treasury
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This, the twentieth in a series on pioneers and explorers, tells of Edward Hammond Hargraves who discovered gold at Bathurst and made his discovery known to the government of New South Wales. This is a sketch of his life, of the goldfields, and also tells of the discovery of the Welcome Stranger, Blanche Barkly, Viscount Canterbury and Poseiden nuggets; the largest found in Australia.

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    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 12 August 1937 Z1725627 1937 newspaper issue 1937 pg. 3,36
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  • Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
  • Bathurst, Bathurst area, Bathurst - Orange area, Central West NSW, New South Wales,
  • Clunes area, Clunes - Maryborough - Dunolly area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
  • Mount Alexander, Bendigo area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
  • Ballarat, Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
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