William Ford (prospector)

William Ford (1852–1932),[1] along with Arthur Wellesley Bayley, discovered gold on 17 September 1892, in the area that became the gold rush town of Coolgardie, Western Australia.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "William Ford" at the Australian Prospectors & Miners' Mining Hall of Fame database
  2. ↑ "Mother of the Western Australian Goldfields", Coolgardie website
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