Show FEARED EFFECT OF GOLD FIND Australian Authorities Long Lone Kept Secret Australia's pro progress was probably retarded by nearly thirty years ye r at ai atthe the result of oC a chain of oC events which be began an In I f years ao ago agosa sa says s the Melbourne Argus New y Wales Wale was a young colony Ir Imes Jimes Mc McBrien assistant gOY gov government sun surveyor way was exploring In 10 Inthe Inthe the rc region lon of oC Fish River niver bet veeo t and I ew Sou lh 11 ales when on I 1 15 1823 h he discovered ered the first gold ever found In Australia It was alluvial lie wrote In his Its field book 1 Found numerous particles of oC gold In the sand on the hills com convenient to the rh riser cr er As a gool goo I J public servant Mr Ir Mc Ic linen went on with the job In hind completed his survey and mide his hilt report The passage which r referred ferre to the discovery cry ol of gold was sup sup- suppressed suppressed pressed presed because e the governor feared that a gold fever feler might spread and destroy discipline In 1839 Count found gold old be beyond the th Clue Blue mountains and he too was wal wa asked to keep his discovery secret It was not until 1851 1531 that thai the se sa secret cret leaked out Bathurst t rit m ind d Buninyong ong became instant instantly Instantly ly Iy famous overseas for In the last hse e months of that y year ar Victoria alone produced more than 1 worth of oC gold ngU Ger Germans Germans Germans mans and Oiled filled eury available ship for Australia lore ships were ere chartered Disappointed diggers from thE California came to try their luck In the new v n rI Dorado and before the end of 1552 the pope laUon laton of Australia had hall trebled In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first ten years ears of the rush there then was as one of the most sensational out outpourings outpourings of oC wealth In the history of the world orl figures showed showe 1 i production tion of ot 5 8 worth of at gold from 1851 to but that was n a gross The mo most t sue suc successful diggers who ba had 1 made their fortunes went ent back bac to their home countries carrying large of oC ed gold That the discovery of ot gold 1 wis withe Ie t e key Ley to the economic development ot of Australia Is sho shown shon n by the fact that those stites In which gold was discovered ered early have theIr economic supremacy to thin day V estern estern Australia the largest of oC the state states when when- gold wr wis not nol discovered In quantity until 1887 was unprogressive e In spite spile of every effort erfort of gO government an and 1 private hate ate en en- enterprIse enterprise enterprise until tint tI tl-ie tl e Since bince Ince s amazing discos cry 3 worth of oC gold ha hn been produced produce 1 In Australia of oC t produced almost one hilf |