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    Photograph of Louis John Michel, official discoverer of gold at Anderson's Creek (Warrandyte), October 1892, courtesy of Parliament of Victoria .

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Title
Photograph of Louis John Michel, official discoverer of gold at Anderson's Creek (Warrandyte)
Description

Photograph of Louis John Michel. Inscribed below image: ‘Born in Surrey, England, July 5th 1825. Arrived in the Colony June 5th 1839. Awarded the sum of one thousand pounds by the Government of Victoria for being the first to discover and make known a gold field in Victoria. July 5th 1851. Melbourne, October 1st 1892.’

Date
October 1892
Control
Accession Number: H141726, Image Number: mp012787.
Archival Source
Pictures Collection; State Library of Victoria. Details
Rights
Courtesy State Library of Victoria

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    Title
    Photograph of Louis John Michel, official discoverer of gold at Anderson's Creek (Warrandyte)
    Date
    October 1892
    Type
    Photograph
    Control
    Accession Number: H141726, Image Number: mp012787.
    Source

    Parliamentary Library; Parliament of Victoria . Details

    Rights
    Courtesy State Library of Victoria

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