From a private source we (Bruce Ilera'd) loam of the death.of Mr Gabriel Readj discoverer' of the gold field at Gabriel's Gully which occurred ut Sandy Bay Lunatic Asylum, near Hobart, about throe weeks ago. Coming to the colony from Victoria, whore ho had been engaged mining, about 1858, ho Bocured .the.Go-vernment reward for tho discovo y of gold at the famous Gabriel's Gully although, as a matter of fact, ho was not the first to find gold in tho district, as gold was d'scovered in a gully on tho north bank of the Tuapeka rivor, and not far from the famous gu'ly roino time previously. For Boino years Mr Read ha 1 been engagod ia fanning pursuits, in Tasmania, and only a year or two back sold out of his farm realising a large sum for it, so that, from a monetary point of viow, ho was in a good position at the time of his death . ■ •Spectacles. — Preserve your sight Ij avin^ glasses fittod to suit both oyos. (N* Lazarus' patent) .--J. & 7\ AvERr, sole agents ia Taranaki.-~ADVT
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9668, 10 April 1893, Page 2
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180Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9668, 10 April 1893, Page 2
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