Lasseter’s Reef: Will It Ever Be Found?

[geof_junk]

The great 1930 depression hope Lasseter's Reef. Article by "Australian Geographic Magazine"

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2019/07/lasseters-reef-will-it-ever-be-found/

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[Aureous]

19 minutes ago, geof_junk said:

The great 1930 depression hope Lasseter's Reef. Article by "Australian Geographic Magazine"

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/2023/02/the-300-islands-of-south-australia/

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Think you posted the wrong link Geof, nuthin there about Lassetters reef......

[geof_junk]

Thanks mate I kept reading more articles in the Mag and copied the last one. Let hope I am with it now MATE.

[Aureous]

Gold has been found in the region, notably in the Tanami desert where a couple million ounces has been mined and local Aboriginal people have recovered gold in the West Petermann and Musgrave ranges to a small degree. But essentially, Lassetter was a well known bullsh*tter who believed his own crap in the end. If a deposit was there of that size, it woulda been found a loooong time ago.

[geof_junk]

In 1929 Lewis Hubert Lasseter (1880-1931) began writing to federal and state politicians describing a reef in Central Australia bearing gold “as thick as plums in a pudding”. No politicians were interested in funding a journey to the reef, but two expeditions would set out regardless, capturing the imagination of the nation and its press in the process.

[Valens Legacy]

Thanks for the read as it was interesting, I hope that someday they do find it to be true.

 

[GotAU?]

5 hours ago, geof_junk said:

The great 1930 depression hope Lasseter's Reef. Article by "Australian Geographic Magazine"

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2019/07/lasseters-reef-will-it-ever-be-found/

..... Correct LINK ....

 

 

 

And maybe found?  https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2022/02/has-lasseters-reef-been-found/?utm_source=website_cta&utm_medium=post_highlight&utm_campaign=on_site_links

…but where’s the gold?

By the way, Australian Geographic looks like an interesting read, thanks for the link to the site!