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The monument commemorates the centenary of the finding of gold at Poverty Point and icommemorates the pioneer miners of Ballarat. It records gold yields, nuggets and the richest recorded yields of both alluvial and quartz mines.
The replica gold nugget on the monument is the `Welcome Nugget`, found in Ballarat in 1858. The nugget weighed 2,217 ounces and was sold for £10,500.
Something more ornate than a cairn of Ballarat quartz with inscribed bronze plates is suggested as a memorial to mark Ballarat's gold centenary. It has been proposed that part of the Pioneers' Memorial Fund might be used. This fund was started with £1300 profit from the 1938 centenary celebrations.
Age (Melbourne), 16 December 1949.
Location
| Address: | Sturt & Albert Streets, Ballarat, 3350 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.562322 Long: 143.859192 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 21-August-1851 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 21-August-1851 |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Ballarat Historical Society |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1951 |
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1851 Gold 1951
This monument was erected by the Ballarat Historical Society to commemorate the finding of gold at Poverty Point 21st August 1851 and is dedicated to the memory of pioneer miners of Ballarat
Richest recorded yields alluvial mines
Band of Hope 303269 Ozs
Prince of Wales 168929
Koh I Noor 164157
Great Redan Ex 110111
Albion 107125
Bonshaw Fr 96520
Park 94699
St George 86702
Sir Wm Don 76830
Hand in Hand 76830
Sir Henry Loch 43562
Quartz Mines
Star of the East 256758 Ozs
Band of Hope 158299
Victoria United 152013
N Woah Hawp 129562
New Normanby 127562
Britannia 103225
Llanberris No 1 100533
Black Hill 91665
Last Chance U 83766
Llanberris 71364
Speedwell 66000
South Star 64444
Sulieman Pasha Companies 62666
Recorded gold yield 20606000 ozs
Nuggets Alluvial
Welcome 2217 ozs
Saraha Sands 1619
Lady Hotham 1177
Canadian 1 1117
Canadian 2 1011
Koh 1 Noor 834
Eureka 625
Lady Loch 617
Prince of Wales 606
Bakery Hill 571
Native Youth 540
Faboulous yields of earliest diggings not offically recorded Quartz Nuggets
N Woah Hawp 5-- 300 200 Ozs
White Horse 500
Woah Hawp 444 266 262
Canton 257 200
Q Victoria lease 410
U Black Hill Coy 315
Tinworths 250
Parade Coy 245
