# Harry Anstey

> Harry Francis Anstey was a metallurgist and gold prospector who led the prospecting expedition that discovered gold in the Yilgarn, leading to the gold rush that established Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields.

*Australian metallurgist, politician (1847-1927)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1847-07-24
- **Died:** 1927-07-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Harry Francis Anstey was a metallurgist and gold prospector who led the prospecting expedition that discovered gold in the Yilgarn, leading to the gold rush that established Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 29.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 55.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Harry Anstey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Anstey)
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- [Harry Anstey](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Anstey)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5666934)

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