During the Australian gold rush, the world’s largest nugget ... I then got a crowbar and raised the nugget to the surface.” ...

Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896. The big “rock” — later ...

An Australian metal detectorist named David ... Believing it might contain a valuable nugget of gold, he took the rock home with high hopes. Determined to reveal its contents, Hole tried ...