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Wyalong goldfield

A gold-rush field in central-west New South Wales, on Wiradjuri country. Gold found at Wyalong in 1893 brought a rush, a second town, West Wyalong, grew up along a bullock track nearby, and by 1899 it was declared the most productive goldfield in the colony.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1893 CE mainstream
  September: Joseph Neeld discovers gold at Wyalong source
• 1895 CE mainstream
  West Wyalong grows up 5 km from Wyalong along the bullock track, without town planning, which leaves kinks in the road where it avoided trees source
• 1899 CE mainstream
  the Wyalong goldfield is declared the most productive in the colony source

Where

33.9333° S, 147.2500° E

The point is Wikipedia's position for Wyalong, where gold was first found; West Wyalong, which grew up beside it, lies about 5 km to the west.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Wyalong
• https://ozgeology.com/blogs/news/the-wyalong-deep-lead-a-hidden-river-of-gold

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