No-name nugget thing
Summary: A gold nugget found at Bakery Hill, Ballarat, on March 5, 1855, weighing 47 pounds 7 ounces, sold for $11,420.
Completeness: 72/100 Grade C
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cited from No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,… (1891)
No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,
Ballarat, March 5, 1855, near the surface,
weighed 47 pounds 7 ounces, and was sold for
$11,420.
cited from No-Name nugget, found in Canadian Gully,… (1891)
No-Name nugget, found in Canadian Gully,
Ballarat, Jan. 22, 1853, at a depth of 25 feet,
weighed 84 pounds 3 ounces 15 pennyweights,
and was sold for $29,236.
sold_for
$11,420
cited from No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,… (1891)No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,
Ballarat, March 5, 1855, near the surface,
weighed 47 pounds 7 ounces, and was sold for
$11,420.
$29,236— 1853-01-22
cited from No-Name nugget, found in Canadian Gully,… (1891)No-Name nugget, found in Canadian Gully,
Ballarat, Jan. 22, 1853, at a depth of 25 feet,
weighed 84 pounds 3 ounces 15 pennyweights,
and was sold for $29,236.
sold_to
unknown buyer
cited from No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,… (1891)No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,
Ballarat, March 5, 1855, near the surface,
weighed 47 pounds 7 ounces, and was sold for
$11,420.
weighed
47 pounds 7 ounces— 1855-03-05
cited from No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,… (1891)No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,
Ballarat, March 5, 1855, near the surface,
weighed 47 pounds 7 ounces, and was sold for
$11,420.
84 pounds 3 ounces 15 pennyweights— 1853-01-22
cited from No-Name nugget, found in Canadian Gully,… (1891)No-Name nugget, found in Canadian Gully,
Ballarat, Jan. 22, 1853, at a depth of 25 feet,
weighed 84 pounds 3 ounces 15 pennyweights,
and was sold for $29,236.
Sources (2)
No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill,…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
No-Name nugget, found in Canadian Gully,…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain