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Opening of goldfields.
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More wealth and a Hgher population due to the New South Welsh and Victorian Gold Rushes.
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In Ballarat alone, there were 13 steam engines used to pump out water to the gold mines.
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In Melbourne, Scott Clow and Prebble opened the first cast-iton foundry.
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In Ballarat alone, there were 135 steam engines used to pumped out water to the goldmines.
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In Melbourne, Enoch Hughes created a rolling mill.
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Eight Foundries were used for mining equipment and two were used for repairing farming equipment in Ballarat.
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In Ballarat along, there were 342 steam engines used to pump out water to the goldmines.
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Industrialisation slowed down due to a severe recession in Australia.