Other diggers nearby reportedly heard a ‘terrific yell’ from Larcombe and rushed to the scene to find the teenager ‘staggering about with a massive slab of gold in his arms’. On the day of the momentous find Larcombe Jr had dug less than half a metre before hitting something solid. Larcombe Sr had spent the majority of his life prospecting for gold in Western Australia, primarily around Coolgardie and the surrounding goldfields where he had found plenty of gold. This find convinced them to stay in the area. Larcombe and his father, also Jim, had been prospecting in Larkinville, near Widgiemooltha, for a few weeks and were considering moving to richer ground when they unearthed a 2722 gram nugget. It measured over 620 millimeters in length and required two men to lift it properly. ![]() The nugget, named Golden Eagle for its resemblance to a bird, weighed 1,136 ounces or 32,200 grams. In January 1931, 17 year old Jim Larcombe discovered the largest gold nugget ever found in Western Australia.
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