Lasseter's Reef legend
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Lasseter's Reef legend is an Australian outback tale about a prospector’s supposedly lost, fabulously rich gold deposit whose location has never been verified.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lasseter's Reef legend canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian outback legend
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legend ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian folklore
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Central Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Victoria Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Bell Lasseter NERFINISHED ⓘ Petermann Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
cautionary tale about obsession
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modern Australian myth ⓘ |
| describes | supposedly rich gold deposit ⓘ |
| genre | lost gold reef legend ⓘ |
| hasMotive | search for sudden wealth ⓘ |
| hasPart | lost gold reef ⓘ |
| hasReputation | fabulously rich gold reef ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Australian frontier mythology
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greed ⓘ mystery ⓘ obsession with wealth ⓘ survival in the outback ⓘ |
| influenced |
Australian popular culture
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subsequent gold prospecting expeditions ⓘ |
| involves |
desert travel
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gold mining ⓘ prospecting ⓘ search expeditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Australian outback
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Central Australian desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harold Lasseter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
books about Australian exploration
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documentaries about Australian outback ⓘ |
| narrativeType |
oral tradition
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written accounts ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Lasseter's 1930 expedition
NERFINISHED
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Lasseter's death in the desert ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
El Dorado legend
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lost treasure legends ⓘ other Australian gold rush stories ⓘ |
| riskFactor | death in remote desert ⓘ |
| status | location unverified ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
geological skepticism
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historical debate ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| verificationStatus | unproven ⓘ |
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