When Was Gold Discovered Ophir?

When Was Gold Discovered Ophir? 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 33°10′7.68′′S 149°14′19.68′′E. Who discovered gold in Ophir? Edward Hammond Hargraves is