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Gold
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First Gold Rush in Australia
The First gold rush in Australia started in New South Wales and quickly spreaded ti Victoria. From there it fanned out to Queensland South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory -
The 'Welcome Nugget' is discovered at Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Victoria
The 'Welcome Nugget' is discovered at Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Victoria -
Gold is discovered at Canoona and the Fitzroy River in Northern Queensland. 15000 digers rush to the site.
Gold is discovered at Canoona and the Fitzroy River in Northern Queensland. 15000 digers rush to the site. -
News of gold discoveries at Port Curtis in Queensland leads to a rush
News of gold discoveries at Port Curtis in Queensland leads to a rush -
Gold is discovered at Lambing Flat(now Young) in New South Wales
Gold is discovered at Lambing Flat(now Young) in New South Wales -
50 000 diggers rush to prospect at Fortess in New South Wales
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Edward Stringor finds alluvial gold in the Gippsland Mountains, Victoria. The Long Tunnel mine becomes the richest in Victoria.
Edward Stringor finds alluvial gold in the Gippsland Mountains, Victoria. The Long Tunnel mine becomes the richest in Victoria. -
Gold is discovered at Crocodile Creek in Queensland
Gold is discovered at Crocodile Creek in Queensland -
The Queensland Governement offers a reward of 3000 euro to anyone finding gold to support 3000 people.
The Queensland Governement offers a reward of 3000 euro to anyone finding gold to support 3000 people. -
John Nash discovers gold at Gympie, Queensland.
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First gold found in the Barcessa in South Australia. Gold is discovered at Townsville and Ravenswood, Queensland
First gold found in the Barcessa in South Australia. Gold is discovered at Townsville and Ravenswood, Queensland -
The 'Welcome Stranger,' the largest nugget over found in Australia, is found in Victoria
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First payable gold found at Gulgong in New South Wales
First payable gold found at Gulgong in New South Wales -
Payable gold discovereed at Pine Creek in the Northern Territory
Payable gold discovereed at Pine Creek in the Northern Territory -
William Harn discovers gold in the Palmer River in far North Queensland. Cooktown becomes the port for these fields.
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Australia's most northerly goldfield is discovered at Coen on the Cape York Peninsula
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Tasmannia's most important alluvial field is found at Lisia by the Bessell brothers.
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10 000 diggers go to Temora in New South Wales after winter rains expose alluvial gold deposits
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Tom and Edwin Morgan discover gold while prospecting outside Rockhampton. This site becomes Queensland's richest goldmine
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First important finds of gold in Western Australia in the Kimberlys
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The second Gold Rush
The next gold rush began with the discoveryof gold at
Halls Creek in Western Australia in 1885. It continued through the 1890s with spectacular finds in the south east of the state. In the late1890s, large amounts of gold were also found in Queensland at Mount Morgan. -
Charles Hall and Jack Slattery discover gold in teh Kimberlys, Western Australia at what is now Halls Creek
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The Third Gold Rush
The third gold rush began in 1972 with gold finds at Telfer in Western Australia. This gold rush continues today with new sites still being found.
