Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter

Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter
Lasseter in the uniform of the First AIF c. 1915
Born
Lewis Hubert Lasseter

(1880-09-27)27 September 1880
Bamganie, Victoria, Australia
Diedc. 31 January 1931 (aged 50)
Tjunti, NT, Australia
Resting placeAlice Springs Cemetery, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Known forclaiming to discover Lasseter's Reef
ChildrenBob Lasseter

Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter (27 September 1880 – c. 31 January 1931[1]), also known as Harold Lasseter, was an Australian gold prospector who claimed to have found a fabulously rich gold reef in central Australia, subsequently known as Lasseter's Reef.

  1. ^ Walsh, G.P. "Lasseter, Lewis Hubert (1880–1931)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 March 2022.