A miner named Richard Ford, working in the Nil Desperandum claim, was crushed by falling earth; his ankle was smashed and spine injured. He was taken to the hospital, and died from the injuries.
'Ford, Richard (1832–1876)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/ford-richard-25035/text33542, accessed 24 May 2022.
1832
Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia
24 January,
1876
(aged ~ 44)
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia