Ophir is the name of a locality in New South Wales, Australia in Cabonne Shire. Ophir is located near the Macquarie River northeast of the city …Ophir is the name of a locality in New South Wales, Australia in Cabonne Shire. Ophir is located near the Macquarie River northeast of the city of Orange. Ophir is the place where gold was first discovered in New South Wales in 1851, leading to the Australian gold rushes. In popular literature it has been stated that William Tom Jr, John Lister and Edward Hargraves found payable gold in February 1851 at the Ophir gold diggings, located at the confluence of Summer Hill Creek and Lewis Ponds Creek. Hargraves was awarded £10,500 by the NSW Government.
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