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Thomas Hiscock

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Latitude
51.4534889
Longitude
-1.031872959
Start Date
1809-01-01
End Date
1809-01-01

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ID
tba918

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/thomas-hiscock
Birth Place
Berkshire, England, UK
Biography
blacksmith, gold prospector and sketcher, son of George Hiscock, was born in Berkshire, England. He arrived at Geelong in 1841 on board the Caroline and worked as a blacksmith at nearby Buninyong. There, on 8 August 1851, Hiscock (using 'crowbar and milk-dish’) made the first significant discovery of gold in the Port Phillip District (Victoria), thereby winning the substantial reward offered by Melbourne businessmen for the first gold find. Hiscock’s sketch, Gold at Buninyong (La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria), although dated 8 August 1851, was apparently drawn later as a record of the event. Not too much later, however, as he died at Buninyong in 1855. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1809
Summary
Blacksmith, gold prospector and sketcher, born in England, he arrived at Geelong in 184. In 1851 he made the first significant discovery of gold in the Port Phillip District, Vic and drew a sketch to commemorate the event.
Gender
Male
Died
1855
Age at death
46