ɹˈɪtʃɚd ˈɛd ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz lˈɑːb, hˌuː hæd ɐ tɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈoʊst ɔnðə nˈɪɹbaɪ lˈæflən nˈɑːdə ˈaɪləndz, dɪskˈʌvɚd ɡˈoʊld ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
Richard Ede and Charles Lobb, who had a trading post on the nearby Laughlan (Nada) Islands, discovered gold on the island in 1895.