After the find of Lister and Toms at Ophir, prospectors flooded into New South Wales searching for their fortune. Other finds were made but these were soon to be overshadowed.
In February 1860, diggers headed for the Snowy River, to Kiandra near Mount Kosciuszko. Within six months of the news of gold, 15 000 diggers had moved to the area to seek their fortune. It was a very difficult area to reach, as there were no roads and supplies had to be brought in by packhorse. Winter was harsh and many diggers left the fields and headed to Lambing Flat in 1861.
Cobar was probably the most productive goldfield in New South Wales. Gold was mined there from 1887 using the water mining method.
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