George Clarke

George Edward Clarke (1846–1895) was a prospector in Queensland, Australia. He was a member of the expedition that found gold at Charters Towers.

Early life George E. Clarke was born near Camden, New South Wales, in May 1846.

The surface stone from their claims alone yielded 1600oz of gold. The first parcel of 50 tons was crashed at the Broughton, and yielded over 5oz to the ton. This crushing was one of the first three that came off the field. The North Australian for a long time crushed regularly from 4oz to 5oz to the ton. The Washington was a more disappointing reef, but still a lot of gold was obtained from it.