Gabriel Read date of birth:
1824
How old was Gabriel Read when died?
70
Where was Gabriel Read born?
Los Venturas
When did Gabriel Read die?
1894
What is Gabriel Read nationality?
New Zealander
Short Biography
(Thomas) Gabriel Read (c.1824 – 31 October 1894) was a Tasmanian gold prospector born between 1824 and 1826. After working on the goldfields of California and Victoria, Australia, Read travelled to New Zealand, having heard rumours of gold being found in Mataura, Southland. On 20 May 1861 he discovered gold close to the banks of the Tuapeka River in Otago, at Gabriel's Gully, which is named after him. This discovery led to the Otago Gold Rush.