Peter Layer became leader for the Eureka Stockade, he also faught with the miners for there right. He got a job in the government because they all got what they wanted.
Edward Hargraves
This is Edward Hargraves
Edward Hargraves was the one who credited to find the first piece of gold. He then claimed a reward of 10.000 pounds, but just before his death his partners Tom Brothers and John Lister because they claimed finding it with him they then split it and took 5.000 each for shared claimed. He was born on October 7 1816 and died October 29 1891 he originally was British but he moved to Sydney, he was part of a big family of 7 including his mum.
Richard Jeffery
Richard Jeffery found the second largest nugget shaped like a horse head. Two large en could barley carry it was 61 kg once it was cleaned.