Gold nuggets found in NSW

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1 53 Jan Gold nuggets found in NSW Locality Date Weight Details Dubbo 1: sheet HARGRAVES oz (10,698 g) "Maitland Bar", found near Hargraves, along Meroo Creek, two miles west of Avisford. Owned by Department of Mineral Resources lb (13,600 g), "Kerr's Hundredweight" found at Big Nugget Hill, mass of 4373 oz gold & quartz quartz and gold (300 lb) containing a hundredweight of gold oz (2,550 g) Louisa Creek oz (1,555 g) Louisa Creek oz (6,220 g) 47 oz (1,461 g) 32 oz (995 g) WINDEYER oz (11,284 g) Meroo Creek oz (4,882 g) oz (31-1,147 g) Several nuggets along Clarkes Creek 1-17 oz ( g) Several nuggets along Clarkes Creek oz (187 g) Hattons Gully 12 oz (373 g) Hattons Gully oz (902 g) A blind gully leading into the Upper Meroo oz (933 g) Clarkes Creek 9 oz (280 g) Campbells Creek MERINDEE oz (3,763 g) oz (4,354 g) South side of Yarrabin Creek (por 76) 92 oz (2,861 g) South side of Yarrabin Creek (por 76) 80 oz (2,488 g) South side of Yarrabin Creek (por 76) 10 oz (311 g) South side of Yarrabin Creek (por 76) 3 oz (93 g) South side of Yarrabin Creek (por 76) MUDGEE oz (1,150 g) Old Appletree Flat 39 oz (1,213 g) Old Appletree Flat 12 oz (373 g) Old Appletree Flat 3, 5, 7 oz, ( g) Many small nuggets, Appletree Flat oz (622 g) Old Appletree Flat 102 oz (3,172 g) Old Appletree Flat oz (933 g) Limestone Creek 16 oz (498 g) Appletree Flat oz ( g) Limestone Creek oz (156 g) Appletree Flat Further information on minerals, mining and exploration in NSW can be obtained from the Information and Customer Services Branch, NSW Department of Mineral Resources, PO Box 536, St Leonards NSW 1590 Telephone, (02) , Facsimile, (02) , webcoord@minerals.nsw.gov.au

2 MUDGEE oz (560 g) Scabby Hill, Mulladmuddy oz (4,665 g) Collingwood (17 km from Mudgee) STUART TOWN oz (39,835 g) Burandon Nugget oz (1,928 g) Spring Creek on the Macquarie oz (4,167 g) Muckerawa Creek PYRAMUL oz (809 g) Crokes Gully close to Pyramul oz (93 g) Campbells Creek oz (995 g) GULGONG oz (1,990 g) Canadian Lead 90 oz (2,800 g) Happy Yalley 60 oz (1,866 g) Happy Yalley oz (591 g) Pine Bowl 12 oz (373 g) Two Mile Flat oz (2,239 g) Home Rule TURON RIVER oz (11,320 g) Brenan Nugget found in Meroo Creek oz (4,883 g) King of the Waterworn Nuggets Bathurst 1: sheet HILL END lbs (285 kg), "Holtermann's Nugget" largest mass of gold ever found 3000 oz (93.2 kg) weight of gold 1875 Many large nuggets Sweepers Creek, Red Hill, Golden Gully oz (871 g) Hawkins Hill oz (950 g gold) "Rita's Dream" Nugget (170 g qtz) OBERON oz (327 g) Native Dog Creek oz (125 g) Hope Creek BURRAGA oz (62 g) Junction Isabella and Golden Gully OPHIR oz (1,244 g) Isabella oz (1,088 g) Lewis Ponds oz nugget, "Fathers Day" Nugget 168 oz gold (5,225 g) SOFALA oz (280 g) Jews Creek near Middle Creek oz (809 g) 2 oz (62 g) Jews Creek, five miles (8 km) west of Sofala oz (404 g) Jews Creek COWRA oz (1,337 g) "Cowra" Nugget, found at Woods Flat, 20 km from Cowra. Owned by Dept. of Mineral Resources oz (2,177 g) Woods Flat 50 oz (2,022 g) Woods Flat oz (2,022 g) Woods Flat 50 oz (1,555 g) Woods Flat oz (933 g) Woods Flat 79 oz (2,457 g) Woods Flat oz (156 g) Woods Flat oz (560 g) Woods Flat 5 oz (156 g) Sullivans Gully 5 oz (156 g) Sullivans Gully oz (311 g) Speciman Hill MITCHELLS oz (31 g) Coxs Creek CREEK BLAYNEY 1893 Up to 3 oz (93 g) 1.5 miles west of Blayney 1920 Up to 5 lbs North and east of Blayney oz (1,866 g) Kings Plains, Flanagans Gully 48 oz (1,493 g) Kings Plains, Flanagans Gully CADIA oz (2,177 g) oz (653 g)

3 South Coast area (Braidwood - Shoalhaven, Pambula) NERRIGA 1871 Large nugget 1896 Three nuggets oz (7,464 g) 34 oz (1,057 g) BRAIDWOOD oz (11,196 g) Nettleton Creek, Shoalhaven Junction oz (995 g), Broad Gully, Swepers Gully, 168 oz gold (5,225 g), Riverbank, Jamtulean, Warrabucca 4 oz (124 g), 1 oz (31 g), 10 oz (310 g) FENIAN GULLY 1899 Several nuggets MOGO 1875 Numerous nuggets between g SPRING RANGE oz Southwall No. 2 Prospect 5 oz oz Frequent discovery of nuggets YALWAL 2 oz (62 g) Sawpit Gully 4 oz (124 g) MT DROMEDARY oz (404 g) Kiangra Creek, west and NW Narooma oz ( g) Kiangra Creek oz (404 g) Nerrigundah, Deep Creek New England area DALMORTON oz (93 g) GOLDFIELD oz (933 g) TOOLOOM oz (4,354 g) BARRABA 1895 Up to 8 oz (249 g) Crow Mountain 42 oz (1,306 g) Crow Mountain, Jerrys Creek BINGARA oz (809 g) oz ( g) Bobby Whitlow oz (560 g) NUNDLE oz (715 g) 43 oz (1,337 g) oz (31 g) Spring Gully near Hanging Rock oz (498 g) oz (1,057 g) Nuggetty Gully, 1.5 miles (2 km) north of Hanging Rock oz (310 g) Head of Happy Valley Creek oz (156 g) Dangars Gully NOWENDOC oz ( g) oz (31 g) 20 miles (32 km) east of Nowendoc BARRINGTGN oz (249 g) Back Creek 35 oz (1,088 g) Back Creek Goulburn 1: sheet TUENA oz (14.85 oz of gold) (463 g gold) oz (124 g), 3 oz (93 g), 2 oz (62 g) 1897 Coarse gold Mulgowrie Creek oz (995 g) Long Hollow TRUNKEY oz (217 g) oz (187 g) Mountain Run, 12 miles (19 km ) from Fords Creek oz (995 g) Johnsons Point near Gariboldi oz (4,450 g) Hobbys Yards about 50 miles (80 km) from Bathurst 150 oz (4,665 g) YASS oz (31 g)

4 Wagga 1: sheet GUNDAGAI oz (1,990 g) TUMBARUMBA oz (498 g) KIANDRA oz (13,930 g) Surface Hill 432 oz Whipstick Flat 400 oz (12,440 g) 304 oz 224 oz 192 oz 160 oz (4,976 g) 96 oz 93 oz (2,892 g) 48 oz 20 oz oz Many unrecorded nuggets from the Eucumbene River oz (6,220 g) 42 oz (1,306 g) oz (155 g), 4 Mile Creek Falls 4 oz (124 g), 4 Mile Creek Falls 2 oz (62 g) 4 Mile Creek Falls SNOWBALL 1893 Several nuggets to CREEK 19 oz Cootamundra 1: sheet TEMORA oz (5,230 g) oz (3,079 g) 10 oz (310 g) BARMEDMAN nuggets, each 1 oz (31 g) YOUNG oz (249 g) Tipperary Gully oz ( g) Muttama WEETHALLE oz ( g) Forbes 1: sheet FORBES oz (155 g) Victoria Lead PARKES oz (808 g) oz ( g) Welcome Lead 1-3 oz (31-93 g) Fultons Lead 6 oz (187 g) Wapping Butcher 10 oz (310 g) Wapping Butcher 20 oz (622 g) Wapping Butcher 16 oz (498 g) Wapping Butcher oz (591 g) Tearang Gully 39 oz (1,213 g) Tearang Gully Milparinka 1: sheet TIBOOBURRA oz (467 g) 12 oz (373 g) oz (31 g) oz (2,022 g) oz (404 g) oz (342 g) oz (47 g) MT BROWNE oz (373 g) oz (93 g) oz ( g) MT POOLE oz (218 g), 12 oz (373 g), 28 oz (871 g), 9 oz (280 g)

5 Canberra 1: sheet MONGARLOWE oz Swepers Gully 8 oz Wyses Hill 7 oz Broad Gully 4 oz Wyses Hill 3 oz Warrambucca oz 10 oz 7 oz 7 oz oz 10 oz 8 oz 4 oz 2 oz