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Being the highest goldfield in Australia (1414m), winter conditions were harsh
and most miners found the going too rough with only 200 men left when the
alluvial gold petered out in around 1861. A few grave stones, a dam and some
ruins are all that is left of Kiandra gold rush days now.
Kiandra lies 85 kms north-west of Cooma on the scenic Snowy Mountains Highway.
Gold was discovered in a creekbed in 1859, and soon 15 hotels and 30 stores
stood ready for the rush, which lived up to all expectations. A 9kg nugget
was extracted from ancient river deposits under the basalt cap of what became
known as New Chum Hill.
An
estimated 15,000 prospectors rushed the Kiandra fields in late 1859 and in
1860 the output of 67,000oz was the greatest of any Australian field.
Snowy Mountains Accommodation - snowymountains.com.au/
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