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Mt Morgan early Gold history Gold was found in alluvial in Mt Morgan in 1865 when it was an extension of Pastoral leases in the Rockhampton central Queensland area. Gold was being fossicked in lots of areas around Rockhampton from Canoona in the north to Crocodile Creek west and Carwal east. William Mackinlay is said to have discovered Mt Morgan around 1870, a John Gordon took charge of a 640 acre block which consisted on the now Mt Morgan area as a grazier he knew nothing on it's value in gold. Graziers were looking for good grassed areas along the Dee river.  The Morgan Brothers were brought to Mt Morgan by Sandy Gordon the wife of John in 1882 .  https://www.mountmorgan.org.au/History/The-Discovery-of-Mount-Morgan http://bonzle.com.au/c/a?a=pic&fn=zfb2ea2g&s=3                                                                 
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Being probably the only ones in existence, would make these Gold bars #heritage items . https://goldassayantiques.blogspot.com/2022/05/mt-morgan-early-gold-history-gold-was.html                                                                                                                                                                                                                         http://geoscience69.blogspot.com/ These four were all 4 ounces and a bit more.   Mt Morgan Mine Antiques from the years mainly 1885 to 1932 when Flooding and cave ins closed it for a period of time. the first years of the 1800's was it richest producing times. Gold bars for shipping were produced the size of 4ounze to 7 ounce was a way of keeping the shipping item into easy manageable size goods. The 4 bars above are what you can find in some shipwreck treasures but only 8 to 9 ct as Mt Morgan mine had not perfected use of its smelters and this can problem was at the beginning of the process as
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