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.’
Parliamentary Library; Parliament of Victoria . Details
Created: 21 July 2006