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Leg of Mutton nugget thing

born: [1853-01-01,1854-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: t_leg-of-mutton-nugget_6efa88
Probable 70%
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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discovered

Ballarat1853-01-31
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

Ballarat1853-01-31
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.

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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…
bank1853-01-31
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

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