March 27, 2024
Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found Weighed as Much as an Adult Man
John Deason was the son of a fisherman. Much like his future business partner Richard Oates, a fellow tin miner, he was not seen to be destined for future greatness. Yet in 1851, an Australian Gold Rush that started in New South Wales changed both of their fates. Hundreds of thousands of prospectors immigrated to the Outback hoping to be among the lucky ones to discover gold.
