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James Mcbrien finds gold
Some say that Edward Hargaves finds gold first, but it isn't true. The first person to find gold in Australia was James Mcbrien -
Paul de Strzelecki Finds Gold
Explorer and geologist Paul de Strzelecki discovers small amounts of gold in silicate near Hartley in the Blue Mountains. On hearing of the find, New South Wales Governor George Gipps officially requests that no mentions are made of it in de Strzelecki's reports. -
Second Gold Rush Starts
Edward Hammond Hargraves was a gold prospector who found gold in Australia in 1851. This man also started the second Gold Rush in Australia. -
The Population Growth
Before the gold Rush started Australia's Population was around 430 000 which was in 1851 and its population grew to 1.7 million in 1871. This means that more than 1 millon people came to Australia because of the gold rush. -
Eureka Stockade Rebellion
The Eureka Rebellion of 1854 was a historically significant organised rebellion of gold miners of Ballarat against British colonial authority. The Battle of Eureka Stockade (by which the rebellion is popularly known) was fought between miners and the Colonial forces of Australia on 3 December 1854 at Eureka Lead and named for the stockade structure erected by miners during the conflict. Resulting in the deaths of 22 miners, it was the most significant conflict in the colonial history of Victoria -
Lambing Flat Riot
The Lambing Flat riots were a series of violent anti-Chinese demonstrations that took place in the Burrangong region, in New South Wales, Australia. They occurred on the goldfields at Spring Creek, Stoney Creek, Back Creek, Wombat, Blackguard Gully, Tipperary Gully, and Lambing Flat (now Young, New South Wales), in 1860–1861 -
The Welcome Stranger is Found
The Welcome Stranger is the largest alluvial gold nugget found, which had a calculated refined weight of 2,283 oz 6 dwts 9 gr (62.0192 kg). It measured 61 by 31 cm (24 by 12 in) and was discovered by Cornish prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates on 5 February 1869 at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, about 9 miles north-west of Dunolly. -
Holtermann Nugget Found
The Holtermann Nugget is 1.5 meters (59 inches) long, weighing 286 kg (630 pounds), and with an estimated gold content of 5000 ounces (57 kg). -
Ned Kelly is Captured
In the early morning light, Kelly then attacked the police from the rear, dressed in a long grey overcoat and wearing an iron mask. He was armed only with a revolver.[49] He moved cooly from tree to tree, returning fire. Sergeant Steele, Senior-constable Kelly and a railway guard named Dowsett charged him. The latter was only armed with a revolver. They fired at him with no effect. Sergeant Steele realized that his legs were unprotected and brought him down with two shots, with Kelly crying, -
The End of the Gold Rush
The Australian gold rush ended because the alluvial gold, that is, the gold which was able to be reached easily, was mined out. Alluvial gold sat on the surface and was easy for prospectors to find. The Australian gold rush ended because the alluvial gold, that is, the gold which was able to be reached easily, was mined out. Alluvial gold sat on the surface and was easy for prospectors to find.
