James Nash
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1834 – 1913
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Who was James Nash?
James Nash is popularly acknowledged as the first person to discover gold in 1867, in the area of Queensland, Australia now known as Gympie.
Nash was born in Beanacre, Wiltshire, England, and migrated to Sydney, New South Wales, at age 23. In 1863 he moved to Queensland, working at Calliope and Nanango. Nash found rich gold deposits on an extended prospecting tour in 1867 near the Mary River, and his report on 16 October started 'one of the wildest rushes in Queensland history'.
Nash died in Gympie, Queensland on 5 October 1913.
The Electoral district of Nash was named for him.
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