Leg of Mutton nugget thing
Summary: Gold nugget found Jan. 31, 1853 at Ballarat, weighing 134 pounds 11 ounces, sold to bank for $32,380.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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Claims (4)
discovered
cited from No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul-… (1891)
as sold for $5,620. It was found by a
runaway sailor, who sold it for the sum named,
and spent the money in just four weeks.
No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul-
ton’s Flat, Feb. 7, 1874, 50 feet below the sur-
face, weighed 52 pounds…
found_at
cited from The Leg of Mutton nugget was found at… (1891)
The Leg of Mutton nugget was found at
Ballarat, Jan. 31, 1853, at a depth of 65 feet.
It weighed 134 pounds 11 ounces, and was sold
to the bank for $32,380. This nugget was shaped
like a leg of mutton hence the name.
sold_to
bank
cited from No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul-… (1891)as sold for $5,620. It was found by a
runaway sailor, who sold it for the sum named,
and spent the money in just four weeks.
No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul-
ton’s Flat, Feb. 7, 1874, 50 feet below the sur-
face, weighed 52 pounds…
cited from The Leg of Mutton nugget was found at… (1891)
The Leg of Mutton nugget was found at
Ballarat, Jan. 31, 1853, at a depth of 65 feet.
It weighed 134 pounds 11 ounces, and was sold
to the bank for $32,380. This nugget was shaped
like a leg of mutton hence the name.
Sources (2)
No-name nugget, found at Eureka, Daul-… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The Leg of Mutton nugget was found at…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain