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DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN AUSTRALIA

that they ascertained it by examination, land that Sir Roderick Murchison deduced it from theory -
The great results that have followed, to this Colony and to the world. the gold discoveries in Australia flames not from these scientific discoveries of the fact that gold existed in Australia, but from the demonstration practically made by Mr Hargraves that he had found a gold deposit, workable by the Cradle of the gold washer.
GOLD IN NEW SOUTH WALES -

F.W.RUDDERS LETTER                

 

  SYDNEY APRIL 2nd 1851

to the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

Gentlemen,

When in California I was so struck with the similarity of the auriferous formation I inspected, with what I had seen in New South Wales, that I felt perfectly assured gold would be found in this Colony in those parts where the geological features corresponded. The subject formed matter for conversation when at the mines.
My companions all agreed with  my views, and so perfectly satisfied were we on the subject that we determined as soon as possible after our return to New South Wales to commence a diligent search for the precious metal - It gives me the greatest pleasure to be enabled to inform
you that we were not mistaken in the opinion we formed - A gold field has been discovered extending over a track of country of about three hundred miles in length. The gold resembles that of California in every respect externally, and appears equally pure - I have seen the specimens which have been procured, and from what I know I have no doubt but gold will be found distributed over as wide if not larger space than in California. The discovery has been made by a gentleman (an old well known Colonist) with
whom I had the pleasure to travel many hundred miles when in California, and know him to be a miner of very considerable experience, both in the Northern & Southern mines of that famed Country - The facts have been Communicated to the Government, & it will no doubt be brought before the (after due investigation) at a fitting time  - At present it may be sufficient to remark that the geological features of the auriferous formation in this Colony and in California are analgus [analgous] - The latter was fully described in my recent lecture together, with the
modes or working and the machinery in use - I trust it will not be long eer [ere] we may

 

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