The ‘Emma and ‘Adalina’ nuggets, 1873 - 1879
Scope and Contents
156 x 76 mm. Showing the two nuggets with the following inscription written beneath on the negatives:
Natural size. The ‘Emma’ 16 and a half onz. The ‘Adalina’ 22 and a half onz 17 and a half dwt.
Nuggets from ‘New Caledonia’ Lydenburg Gold Fields. These two nuggets were found by a man named Potgieter in a crack in a boulder, and it is reputed that they formed part of the gold sent to London by Burgers to mint his sovereigns. Probably by H. Ferdinand Gros.
Dates
- Creation: 1873 - 1879
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2012-04-17 14:29:21+00:00
Repository Details
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