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There was a growing demand for tools such as, picks and shovels for fossicking gold.
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In both NSW and Vic the gold rush not only brought wealth but also an increase in poulation. Sydeny and Mebourne suddenly became groing cities, with building to rival those in other parts of the world.
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Scott Clow and Prebble opened the cast-iron fourdry in Melbourne because of the increasing need for repairs and maintenance of machines.
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It later played a major role in estabilishing an iron and steel works in Lithgow, NSW.
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