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Gold
The true story of the discovery of gold in Australia and the shameless pretender who took the credit, from the popular author of RUM, perfect for fans of Grantlee Kieza and David Hunt
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‘Impostor’, ‘greedy’, and ‘incompetent’ – Edmund Hammond Hargraves was beloved by few and reviled by many more. Ask Google Who discovered gold in Australia? and you'll promptly get ‘Edward Hammond Hargraves’. Hargraves has, for decades, received the fame, fortune, and adulation from all corners of the...
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Description
‘Impostor’, ‘greedy’, and ‘incompetent’ – Edmund Hammond Hargraves was beloved by few and reviled by many more.
Ask Google Who discovered gold in Australia? and you'll promptly get ‘Edward Hammond Hargraves’. Hargraves has, for decades, received the fame, fortune, and adulation from all corners of the country, but did he earn it?
What about the two diggers he met on the Californian goldfields who told him where to look when he returned to Australia?
What about the guys who led him to where they'd heard gold had been found before?
What about the pioneers whose discoveries had been documented years earlier?
This is the story of an oversized layabout who received years of accolades and free lunches, despite lumbering from one embarrassment to the next, and of those who spent decades trying to expose him and seek their share of the glory.
Praise
‘Put this book in schools’ – Jack Marx, The Australian
For Matt Murphy’s Rum
‘Fun, spirited popular history’ – Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780733343858
Publisher: ABC Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 March 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: ABC Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 320
About the Author
As a school student, Matt Murphy failed English and couldn't see the point of history. He became a firie and has been serving in Sydney's inner city for 33 years. He is now also a part-time historian and teacher, who has written four books: Weight of Evidence, about what was the longest civil court case in New South Wales; Rum, about the formative influence of grog on the country; Gold, recounting the story of Edward Hammond Hargraves and the discovery of gold in Australia; and The Other Australia Days, looking at other events that occurred in our national day. Matt's younger self would be aghast that he is now writing history books but be consoled by the absurdist voice old Matt has achieved. He also can't believe he has to write his own bio. Matt loves in Newtown in Sydney.
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