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On 5th Janurary 1851 Edward Hargraves introduced the 2nd Australian Gold Rush.
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The first person to discover gold in Australia was James McBrien.
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Scottish miner James Scobie was murdered at the Eureka hotel.
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Miners gathered to protest that James Bentley, the hotel proprietor and prime suspect in Scobie's murder.
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A crowd estimated at more than 10,000 miners gathered at Bakery Hill.
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On the 3rd December 1854 Eureka Rebellion took place.
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John Tomas Williams became the first Australian Blacksmith.
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The Welcome Stranger was discovered by Richard Oates and John Deason.
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The Chinese massacre was a racially motivated riot.
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On November 11th Ned Kelly got hanged and died.
