Gold at Ophir

The gold rush at Ophir got underway in May of 1851,after the discovery of gold at Radigan's Gully and a little later at Yorkey's Corner,soon to be known as OPHIR.This was Australia's first gold rush.The alluvial rush that followed soon had digger's prospecting far and wide looking for gold.The size of the nuggets and the sheer amount of gold found in the next few years was to amaze the population and the world.On the pages following will be a look at these events as was reported in newspapers and mining records of the day.