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Gold was first found in New South Wales. Unofficially, traces were first found in the Fish River in the 1830s; officially, gold was first found at Ophir in 1851.
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What state in Australia is most gold found?
Western Australia is the state where most of Australia's gold is currently found. It has about half of Australia's working gold mines.
Which state in Australia produces the most gold today?
The state which produces the most gold in Australia today is Western Australia.
Where was the first piece of gold found?
The very first discoveries of gold in Australia were actually at South Australia, but there was insufficient payable gold to warrant official notification. The first "official" discovery of gold in Australia was made in New South Wales, at the place now known as Ophir.
What state produces the most gold?
Western Australia
What state in Australia did not find gold?
Gold was found in every single state in Australia. It was also found in the Northern Territory, but not in the Australian Capital Territory.
When did gold fever start in Australia?
Gold fever in Australia began with the first official discovery of gold in 1851.
What was Australia's first gold field?
Australia's first gold field was the one where the first payable gold was discovered in 1851 - that is Ophir, at Summerhill Creek, near Bathurst in NSW.
What are the states in Australia where gold could be found?
Gold was found in every single state of Australia, as well as the Northern Territory.
When did the first news of the gold rush reach Australia?
As the Gold Rush started in Australia, instantly - 1851
When and where was gold first discovered in South Australia?
Although there were minor reports of gold earlier, the first official, reported discovery of gold in South Australia was in January 1846, near Castambul.
What state in Australia do you usually find gold?
Gold is still fossicked in most of the states in Australia. It is mined in huge quantities in Western Australia, and lesser amounts in Victoria and Tasmania.
Did the first gold found in Australia affect anything?
It started a gold rush.
