GOLD NUGGET FOUND
Prospect Of Presbyterian Working Bee (Rec. 11.0) MELBOURNE, This Day. A greengrocer, Albbrt Smith, operating a roadside alluvial claim opposite the Presbyterian Church in the township of Wedderburn, - 151 miles from Melbourne, unearthed a gold nugget weighing 75 ounces and worth atdeast £llOO. It was only five feet below the surface, and was encased in quartz. Smith’s last rich find was the Golden Jacket mine at Yeungroon, eight miles from Charlton, Victoria. He decided there was gold in Wilson Street, Wedderburn, and started digging a fortnight ago. Speaking wistfully from the manse across the street from the tarpaulin-covered shaft, the Rev. Mclntosh Brown said: “We are Presbyterians, you know. We are watching developments closely. There might be a working bee on Saturday.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 129, 16 March 1950, Page 5
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