James Nash Gold Rush

The discovery of gold in australia set off a wild chain of events that ultimately led to federation and the development of modern australia. The government of queensland had offered a reward of 3000 for anyone who could locate a new payable source of gold within 90 miles of brisbane. Discovery of gold james nash scaring rooks away from the bean field in his native england was the first job of james nash founder of gympie.

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Meet The Man Who Saved Queensland Gympie Times

Legendary Gold Miner And Our Origin Gympie Times

Meet The Man Who Saved Queensland Gympie Times

After which it started a wild rush to the gympie goldfields.

James nash gold rush. Gympie became known as the town that saved queensland. 2020 eureka australia s gold rush 1 coin james nash c mintmark. Gympie ˈ ɡ ɪ m p i is a town and a locality in the gympie region queensland australia.

James nash in the early 1860s the colony of queensland was bankrupt. Gympie was known as the town that saved queensland from bankruptcy. As at june 2018 gympie had a population of 21 599.

James nash discovered gold in gympie in nash s gully in 1867. Mary street and nash gully now the fiveways how gympie was found mary street 1868. Great music delicious food craft beers relaxed picnics kids rides and street performers.

James nash 1834 1913 discoverer of the gympie goldfield was born on 5 september 1834 at beanacre wiltshire england son of michael nash farm labourer and his wife elizabeth née prosser. The goldfields eventually yielded over 14 million worth. At 9 he left school for farm work and migrated to sydney at 23.

With the 2020 mintmark suite of uncirculated and proofs coins the royal australian mint acknowledges a few of the. There s something for everyone at the gold rush festival. Lewis inspector of police arrived on the gympie goldfield on 3 november 1867 and wrote on 11 november 1867.

The most important discovery in 1867 was later in the year when james nash discovered gold at gympie with the rush under way by november 1867. Located in the wide bay burnett district gympie is about 160 kilometres 100 mi north of the state capital brisbane the city lies on the mary river which floods the town periodically gympie is the administrative centre for the gympie region area. James nash was born in the village of beanacre in wiltshire on september 5.

In october 1867 james nash discovered gold at gympie and a rush of settlers northwards from brisbane began. He was then 9 years of age and quite proud that he was selected for the job with 6 other boys while they were playing marbles. Moving with the times gympie is now preparing for the future.

Then a quietly spoken solitary man called james nash discovered gold in the area now known as gympie. Gympie historian beth wilson. Celebrate gympie s history as the town that saved queensland from bankruptcy when james nash first discovered gold back in 1867.

English prospector james nash was travelling the bankrupt state of queensland when he arrived at gympie 150km north of central brisbane and struck gold. Nash s gold find sparked a gold rush which in turn saved queensland from bankruptcy.