page_title: Edward Hargraves
hierarchical_section_title: Edward Hargraves
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der erste Entdecker australischer Goldfelder de:Edward Hammond Hargraves (1815-1891), Bild aus der Sammlung der australischen Nationalbibliothek
context_page_description: Edward Hargraves was famous for starting the Australian gold rush. He found gold in Sydney in 1851. He was a shopkeeper, sailor and adventurer. He first started looking for gold in California, but was not successful.
  When he arrived in Sydney, he didn’t even visit his family. He went straight to the Blue Mountains to look for gold. After his first discovery, Australia became more popular due to the gold rush. Although Hargraves was very famous and rich, he lived so lavishly that he became broke by 1860.
context_section_description: Edward Hargraves (October 7, 1816 – October 29, 1891) was famous for starting the Australian gold rush. He found gold in Sydney in 1851. He was a shopkeeper, sailor and adventurer. He first started looking for gold in California, but was not successful. 
  When he arrived in Sydney, he didn’t even visit his family. He went straight to the Blue Mountains to look for gold. After his first discovery, Australia became more popular due to the gold rush. Although Hargraves was very famous and rich, he lived so lavishly that he became broke by 1860.
caption: Australian National Library, ca 1850
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