Episode 3 of 3
Disputed Claims
- When
- 2 May 1851
- Where
- New South Wales
Contemporaries disputed Hargraves' claims, with the Maitland Mercury challenging his findings in May 1851.
The Maitland Mercury disputed Hargraves' claims in The Sydney Morning Herald from 2 May 1851. William Tom's brother later said Hargraves could not find gold in 1851 because he was too lazy to look for it in a proper manner, experimenting on higher strata rather than lower alluvial deposits.
Sources
- Edward Hargraves Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-21
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