Lost all photos in iPhoto! Help!

Help! All my old photos in iPhoto library have vanished! Recently, I imported some new photos from my Canon camera into my iPhoto library but prior to doing that an option box appeared and I can't remember the wording exactly but it asked me where I wanted to import the new photos into and I think I clicked make iPhoto library. And I just realised that all my older photos / events have disappeared. Only the new ones remain. I am an avid amateur photographer and have lost hundreds of invaluable photos that I took over the course of the last five years. If anyone can help me find my lost photos I would be so grateful. I use a MAC OS X desktop 10.6.8 and iPhoto version is 9.2.3 (629.52) Thank you.

Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

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