Did anyone find gold in Ophir before Hargraves?

Although it is not specifically recorded, it is highly probable that gold had already been found at Ophir, which was given its name later by Edward Hargraves. When Hargarves sought to meet the Government's challenge and offer of rewards to anyone finding payable gold in NSW, he enlisted the assistance of John Lister, a man who had already found gold in the region. Lister led Hargraves directly to where gold was found, at Summerhill Creek, at a site which Hargraves named "Ophir".