James Nash (prospector)

For other persons named James Nash, see James Nash.

James Nash (5 September 1834 – 5 October 1913) is popularly acknowledged as the first person to discover gold in the area of Queensland, Australia now known as Gympie.^[1]

References

^ Stoodley, June (1974). "Nash, James (1834 - 1913)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050373b.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

"Discovery of Gold / James Nash" (pdf). Gold Mining and Historical Museum. http://www.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au/files/other/Gold_JamesNash.pdf. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
A Golden Past - A Golden Future, 1967, published for Gympie centennial

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Name	Nash, James
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Date of birth	5 September 1834
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Date of death	5 October 1913
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