Lasseter’s Reef
Last updated 7 October 2019
(Harold Lasseter, n.d)
Harold Bell Lasseter claimed to have discovered a huge gold deposit in central Australia. He died during an attempt to rediscover it. Was it real or a hoax?
(Barwick, 2005)
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Lasseter
Lasseter’s reef
The following Dewey numbers will also help:
- 001.94
- 994.2042
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EBSCO – Australian/New Zealand Reference Centre
Bergen, P. (2010). Alice focus in hunt for Lasseter’s reef. Centralian Advocate, 3. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Bevege, A. (2007). ‘I’ve found Lasseter’s Reef’. Northern Territory News (Includes Sunday Territorian). Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Bevege, A. (2008). Could this be Lasseter’s Reef. Northern Territory News (Includes Sunday Territorian). Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Haselhurst, D. (2006). Looking for Mr Goldbar. Bulletin With Newsweek, 124(6505), 57-58. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
La Canna, X. (2011). NT:eBay map could hold key to Lasseter’s reef. AAP Australian National News Wire. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Shanahan, L. (2011). Lasseter’s map on eBay for fool’s gold. Australian, The, 9. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Hasham, N. (2012, November 10). Google puts gold on map for mates seeking Lasseter’s Reef. Sydney Morning Herald, The. p. 10. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Tsavdaridis, N. (2002). Lasseter’s Reef: fabulous fortune or fool’s gold. Daily Telegraph, The (Sydney). Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Wood, D. (2013). Google team `finds’ Lasseter’s lost gold. Northern Territory News. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Websites
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Lasseter’s diary. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/exploration/lasseter/diary/index.html
Walsh, G.P. (1983). Lasseter, Lewis Hubert (1880-1931). Retrieved from http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lasseter-lewis-hubert-7039
Videos
nowuckenforries. (2014, January 13). Bush Tucker Man – stories of survival – gold fever [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2nWlbIgm58
Geckos and Gum Leaves. (2017, July 9). Bob Lasseter, gold explorer [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ1r2PVx_-4
Geckos and Gum Leaves. (2017, July 9). The mystery of Lasseter’s reef [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24muO3xEWEE
Anna-Maria Mazy. (2019, May 31). Expedition unknown 3×08 Lasseter’s gold [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwsFRPij5jQ
References
Barwick, J., & Barwick, J. (2005). True mysteries. Port Melbourne, Vic.: Heinemann Library.
Harold Lasseter [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-worlds-most-hunted-lost-treasures/story-fnkd6ppg-1227028115591