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First sighting of gold
Gold was first found in Adelaide but only a little bit of gold was found. -
Eureka Stockade
On Sunday December the 3rd 1850 at dawn the troopers attacked the stockade and killed about 30 miners and 128 were taken to prison. Four soldiers died in the attack. The fight lasted 20 minutes. The soldiers and the troopers had planned the fight so they had a bigger chance. The men who died at Eureka retain a great place in Australian history. A statue now stands as a memory. Licences to mine were then dropped to 1 pound a year. This happened on 18th of November. They were allowed to vote. -
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Australian Goldrush Bethany Bridie
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World Gold Rush
In 1851 people came from all around the world to find some gold. They went to England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, America, China and other places from Australia. -
Why people came to NSW and VIC!
People came to New South Wales and Victoria to find gold after the discovery in 1851. -
Licences
The Governer decided that if you dug for gold you need to pay a licence of 30 shillings a month. -
Gold Dicovery
Gold was discovered in 1853 by James McBrian. Men mostly panned or looked for gold. -
Scottie Scobie's Death
In October 1854 one of the miners Scottie Scobie was murdered near Eureka hotel. The diggers thought the hotel keeper Bently was guilty. When the charges against him were given they burned down the hotel. -
Licence Burned
The miners didnt like the licence rule so they burned them and then many couldnt dig -
Eureka flag
In the stockade the miners raised their new flag that some wives made. It had a white cross and a dark blue background. Its called the Eureka flag. -
NSW nugget
In 1860 12.5 Kg nugget was found in NSW. -
Best Place For gold
In 1897 Western Austalia became the best place to find gold. -
150th Anniversary
In 2001 Australians celebrated the 150th anniverary of the official discovery of gold. They found it near Bathurst in New South Wales.
