Golden Eagle Gold Nugget

The discovery of the golden eagle during the great depression caused a rush to the widgiemooltha area.

Golden eagle gold nugget.

Many years ago one of my elderly larcombe aunts sent me a yellowed newspaper cutting of a famous gold find in western australia it was the golden eagle nugget discovered in 1931. It was found in january of 1931 by a teenage boy the son of a miner named jim larcombe. Around 500 people completed the heartofgold discovery trail over the opening weekend as they were guided through the city and taken back in time to discover the rich history of gold on which it was built revealing the importance of gold to wa s economic development and social. The find was made in a rich goldfield near the now abandoned.

The famed fabulous golden eagle nugget found near kalgoorlie in 1931 epitomises the wealth of the eastern goldfields region of western australia where gold nad been continually mined since it was first discovered there in 1893. The golden eagle nugget is the first stop on the trail and the more you touch it the more gold it will become. The find was a symbol of hope during the great depression. The golden eagle a nugget which roughly resembled a bird with outspread wings was a triumph for the men who dug for gold with pick and shovel.

One of the largest gold nugget discoveries in australia and the largest gold nugget found in western australia was called the golden eagle nugget. Treasure of the world also has certified collectors series of gold nuggets and gold coins from perth mint under limited edition series gold nuggets with alluvial gold dust and silver kookaburra one ounce coin to series of four 1 20 ounce gold coins. 96 922 14 59 81 034. Sgd 753 65 sell back sgd 630 11 quantity.

The golden eagle nugget weighed 1 135 ounces and in 1931 the larcombe s received an offer of 6 000 from a buyer. It was unearthed by a depression era miner working in a very remote goldfield near the famous kalgoorlie gold mining area. Add to cart. Perth mint australian gold golden eagle nugget coin 1987 1 4 oz.

Gold in the blood. In the early days of gold mining it was simply the gold content alone that determined the value of a nugget. Gold nugget 4550 carpenter rd spread eagle wi 54121 rated 4 4 based on 7 reviews dusty runs a good friendly place. The golden eagle nugget is believed to be the largest solid mass of gold ever found in western australia and one of the largest nuggets ever found in the entire world.

I can only presume that the jim larcombe in the article was a distant relative. The larcombes sold the nugget to the state government for 5 438 the equivalent of 470 000 today 2015.