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 27 February 2021.
1832
Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia
24 January 1876
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia