Ophir NSW: first payable gold

Where: Australia · Oceania · approx. -33.2, 149.2 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Site of the first payable gold in Australia, at the Summer Hill-Lewis Ponds junction

What turns up: 1850s-90s Australian goldfields bottles and relics.

Access: Permission required.

Ophir is a NSW recreational fossicking reserve for gold; historical relics remain protected. Check current rules.

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.