Gold Diggers from South Australia
Maureen M Leadbeater
Searchable database of gold diggers from South Australia who brought or sent their gold home from the Victorian goldfields. It includes those who deposited gold at the SA Gold Assay Office in February 1852, the consignors and consignees associated with the first three mounted police escorts, and those who lost their receipts or failed to claim their gold by 29 October 1853. Records of the later gold escorts have not survived.
Further information about gold in South Australia's early days.
The search results include consignor, quantity of gold, and the date of arrival or delivery to the Assay Office. The gold was consigned to "self" unless otherwise stated.
Using the gold diggers database
Enter the digger's name into the boxes.The given name is optional.
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