- This event has passed.
Gold Discovered in Australia (1851)
June 25, 2025
On this day in 1851, Edward Hargraves’ discovery at Ophir, near Bathurst, sparked Australia’s first official gold rush and forever changed the colony’s future.
On this day in 1851, Edward Hargraves’ discovery at Ophir, near Bathurst, sparked Australia’s first official gold rush and forever changed the colony’s future.