The Belmore Reefs

It is commonly acknowledged that the Belmore was first discovered and mined in 1866 by Thomas"Ophir Joe" Christopherson,however according to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald,this is not the case.This dicovery was supposed to have kick started reefing at Ophir,but it is likely reefing had been engaged in prior to this.The above items taken from the SMH relating to the Belmore.