ROCKY RIVER ? URALLA NSW

Controversy over who found the Rocky River Gold Field There is some contention as to who first discovered the Rocky River gold fields. The Australian Encyclopaedia attributes the first find of alluvial gold to W.F. Buchanan and J. Lucas in September 1851. Whether this was the first find we cannot be sure, but we can say with some certainty that it did occur about this time because on the 7th October 1851 Commissioner Massie reported the discovery of gold at Rocky River. The quantity found is small and would repay no one for working and no one has attempted to do so systematically, although seven or eight parties have been active in their searches.
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