{"id":74713,"date":"2025-08-17T09:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/74713\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T09:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:22:13","slug":"the-discovery-of-gold-at-mount-panorama-bathurst-race-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/74713\/","title":{"rendered":"The discovery of gold at Mount Panorama Bathurst race track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEGENDARY stories have been passed down through generations of Bathurst campers, retelling yarns of buried booze on top of The Mountain to flout alcohol restrictions implemented in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>However, campers this October might have something more valuable to dig for, with V8 Sleuth uncovering a report of the discovery of gold at Mount Panorama \u2013 albeit 88 years ago, when the circuit was originally being constructed!<\/p>\n<p>Bathurst was the home to the New South Wales gold rush, which started in a billabong near the central western New South Wales town in 1851.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next decade, tons of gold would be recovered from the area, with the nearby town of Hill End home to the largest single mass of gold ever discovered.<\/p>\n<p>The gold rush was long gone when the Great Depression took hold in the 1930s, with a range of measures implemented to combat unemployment, including the construction of a scenic road on the Bald Hills near Bathurst.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Relief\u2019 workers were tasked to build what would become the Mount Panorama circuit \u2013 construction kicked off in mid-1936, with the inaugural meeting being the 1938 Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Midway through the build of the track, numerous newspapers across New South Wales reported on the gold find at the end of July 1937.<\/p>\n<p>The stories noted that a number of workers engaged in the construction of what would go on to be Mount Panorama had uncovered stone containing \u201cfive to six pennyweights of gold to the ton\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In modern terms, that would equate to approximately 9 grams of gold, which in today\u2019s currency translates to around $1,540.<\/p>\n<p>VIP V8 Ute Falcon has huge head-on smash at Bathurst<\/p>\n<p>Big Gun Racing driver Brad Patton emerged OK from his VIP Petfoods V8 Ute after this nasty smash exiting the Chase at Bathurst in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/brock-and-xu-1-first-bathurst-win-dvd?utm_source=SRBuyButton&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-and-xu1-dvd_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The various reports also stated that it had not been decided whether the workers would be allowed to keep the gold.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the reports neglect to mention which section of the circuit the precious metal was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>The legacy of Bathurst\u2019s golden past can still be found today, including at the Bathurst Goldfields Resort, which is located just outside Forrest\u2019s Elbow on Conrod Straight.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the venue is a gold-rush education centre, which for decades has been teaching visitors about the area\u2019s rich history.<\/p>\n<p>The venue has recently changed hands and is currently undergoing a refresh.<\/p>\n<p>So, this October, your camping essentials will include a swag, spare underwear, a metal detector and a gold pan!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/larry-perkins-the-bathurst-cars-peter-hughes-print?utm_source=SRBuyButton&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perkins-Bathurst-Cars-Hughes_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seton and Miedecke collide in Bathurst TCM at high speed!<\/p>\n<p>Aussie racing legends Glenn Seton and Andrew Miedecke collide in this high-speed, huge accident on Conrod Straight at Bathurst in 2013 in Touring Car Masters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LEGENDARY stories have been passed down through generations of Bathurst campers, retelling yarns of buried booze on 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