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The gold rushes in 1851 in both NSW VIC not only brought welath to Australia but incresed population
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Sydney and Melbourne suddenly became growing cities, with buldings to rival those in other parts of the world.
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Australians embaraced the new technology of the times with enthusiasm. With this time the elecrtic telegraph pole was invented.
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The amount of picks, shovels and various tools needed for fossicking for gold doubled.
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In ballarat, there were 13 steam engines in 1855, 135 in 1858 and 342 in 1861. There purposes were to mainly pump out the water from the goldmines.
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Scott Clow and Prebble opened the first cast iron foundry in Melbourne
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Enoch Hughes establsihed a rolling mill in Melobourne and later was to play a major role in establshing an iron and steel works in Lithgow, NSW
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Telephones, trams, gas and electric light. Gold had a huge financial boost to Australias econmy.
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Towards the end of the 19th century, particulary around 1891-92, a severe recession in Australia slowed industrilsation.