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This is some information about when Australians started to find gold and where it started and who found it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_gold_rushes
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Gold was first discovered in Ballarat on the rise above Canadian Creek at the base of Poverty Point aka Golden Point in late August 21-24th 1851.
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Alluvial gold was discovered along the banks of the Bendigo Creek in 1851 and resulted in a major gold rush.
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Sovereign Hill was officially opened to the public on Sunday 29 November, 1970.
In the 1960s, the Ballarat community recognised the need to preserve the historic buildings of the city, but at the same time envisaged an outdoor museum that would capture some of the diversity and vibrancy of the goldrush era. From this vision, Sovereign Hill was born!
