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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.

Further information about South Australian gold.

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.

Search Gold Diggers from South Australia 1852-53 for

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Using the gold diggers database

Enter the digger's name into the boxes.
The given name is optional.
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Gold digger sources

State Records of SA, GRG 45/43 and GRG 5/30
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Revised 2 May 2008
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