Australian gold rush, perspective: immagrants - by Julius By 5/6History22 Period: 1851 to 1914 Gold rush Feb 12, 1851 australian gold rush starts Immigrants were trying their luck at different locations on the gold rush, meaning leaving their jobs and families 1854 eureka stockade 1861 the chinese immagration 1880 death of Ned Kelly 1893 western australian gold rush starts Jul 28, 1914 australian gold rush ends many immigrants worked at farm laborers in low paying jobs