William Chapman first discovered gold south-east of Adelaide in 1852.
He received a reward from the government for the first gold found in South Australia. Ten thousand prospectors flocked to the area and soon excavated all the gold.
The next major gold find was near the Barossa Valley in 1868, when Job Harris and his party discovered gold at Spikes Gully.
The last major gold discovery was north-east of Adelaide at Teetulpa. Gold deposits were found by Thomas Brady and Thomas Smith in 1886. They received a reward from the government for their find.
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