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Chapman led an expedition from Queensland to Central Australia after mineral wealth in 1932. Although eminent geologists were firm in their opinion that there was no quantity of gold in the Tanami Desert, Chapman pegged big areas in an area known as [http://crcleme.org.au/RegLandEvol/Granites_Tanami.pdf The Granites], about 600km northwest of Alice Springs. The geologists were proved wrong, and large quantities of gold were found. In October 1949, Chapman drove into Alice Springs with 2000 ounces of gold in jam tins, worth about £26,000, just after a rise of £5 an ounce in gold prices.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18366975 Prospector who struck it rich sells out, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 April 1953]</ref> |
Chapman led an expedition from Queensland to Central Australia after mineral wealth in 1932. Although eminent geologists were firm in their opinion that there was no quantity of gold in the Tanami Desert, Chapman pegged big areas in an area known as [http://crcleme.org.au/RegLandEvol/Granites_Tanami.pdf The Granites], about 600km northwest of Alice Springs. The geologists were proved wrong, and large quantities of gold were found. In October 1949, Chapman drove into Alice Springs with 2000 ounces of gold in jam tins, worth about £26,000, just after a rise of £5 an ounce in gold prices.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18366975 Prospector who struck it rich sells out, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 April 1953]</ref> |
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Chapman founded the [[Centralian Advocate]] newspaper, which published its first edition on 24 May 1947.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5331619 Centralian Advocate, 24 May 1947]</ref> In April 1949 he sold the newspaper to a partnership of McArthur, Morcom and Wauchope.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/59861310 Ourselves, Centralian Advocate, 22 April 1949]</ref> |
Chapman founded the [[Centralian Advocate]] newspaper, which published its first edition on 24 May 1947.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5331619 Centralian Advocate, 24 May 1947]</ref> In April 1949 he sold the newspaper to a partnership of McArthur, Morcom and Wauchope.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/59861310 Ourselves, Centralian Advocate, 22 April 1949]</ref> |
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Charles Henry Chapman | |
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| Charles "Pop" Chapman. | |
| Born | 27 May 1874 |
| Died | 9 January 1955 |
Charles Henry Chapman, known as "Pop" was born at Coonabarabran, New South Wales, on 27 May 1874 where his parents had a farming property.
His father came from Liverpool, England, and married Julia Downing, whose family claim to be descendants of the family after which 10 Downing Street was named. Chapman's father, after whom Mount Chapman in Papua New Guinea is said to have been named, is believed to have been eaten by cannibals on an expedition.[1]
Chapman attended St John's College in Dubbo. After leaving school he was a jackeroo, then a station manager, and later took up land in Queensland.
He imported an electrical "water finder" from England and succeeded in finding many bores, which was financially lucrative.
Chapman married Jessie Swan, a pastoralist's daughter from Roma, Queensland. After the death of his first wife, he married his housekeeper, Gertrude Ford.
Chapman led an expedition from Queensland to Central Australia after mineral wealth in 1932. Although eminent geologists were firm in their opinion that there was no quantity of gold in the Tanami Desert, Chapman pegged big areas in an area known as The Granites, about 600km northwest of Alice Springs. The geologists were proved wrong, and large quantities of gold were found. In October 1949, Chapman drove into Alice Springs with 2000 ounces of gold in jam tins, worth about £26,000, just after a rise of £5 an ounce in gold prices.[2]
Chapman founded the Centralian Advocate newspaper, which published its first edition on 24 May 1947.[3] In April 1949 he sold the newspaper to a partnership of McArthur, Morcom and Wauchope.[4]
Chapman paid for and opened a public swimming pool in Alice Springs in March 1954.[5]
References
- ^ Pop Chapman of the Pearly Gates, Australian Women's Weekly, 15 July 1953
- ^ Prospector who struck it rich sells out, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 April 1953
- ^ Centralian Advocate, 24 May 1947
- ^ Ourselves, Centralian Advocate, 22 April 1949
- ^ First swimming pool in Alice Springs, The Advertiser, 22 March 1954