Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Monday 8 November 1886, page 4


THE TEETULPA RUSH.

DISCOVERY OF A 30oz. NUGGET.

The correspondent of the South Australian Register, at Teetulpa, writing on November 1, says :-'When writing to you last night I mentioned that certain rumours were in circulation respecting heavy-weight nuggets but that I had not been able to prove any of them. To-night, however, I am glad to state, on the authority of the warden, Inspector Bosley, and one of the partners of the lucky finder, that a nugget of solid gold, weighing 30oz., has been unearthed. As evidence to show how secret some of these finds are kept, I may say that this nugget was fossicked out on the 22nd of October, and there can be no doubt that a great deal more gold has been obtained on this field than is gene-rally known. This particular nugget has been sent to town. In size it is as big as the palm of the hand. One edge is about an iuch and a quarter thick, and it shelves off to a lesser thickness. This is tlie largest nugget yet found at Teetulpa, but there is reason to suppose that others may yet be found to eclipse it. There can be no doubt that the upper part of Brady's gully promises to be rich in gold. Small quantities have been dry-fossicked in many claims, and two men, Hennessy and Forth, have obtained over an ounce each, and Kelly about the same. Parsons, Shields, and Flaherty got a 2oz. nugget and some smaller ones also, and from five bags of wash-dirt 1/2oz. was taken. This addition to the field extends the area of payable gold to a distance of quite a mile and a half. The men are working steadily and systemati-cally, and claims that had once been worked by novices during the first mad rush, and then abandoned, are now being made to yield their treasure."

The warden of the goldfield has tele-graphed confirming the news of the finding of the 30oz. nugget, which was found by Mr. Vincent Hornett, of Gladstone, and has been named " The Joker."