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Gold Rush Timeline by Brittany and Bethany L

  • GOLD FOUND!!

    GOLD FOUND!!

    Government Surveyor James McBrien discovers lumps of gold in the Fish River in the east of Bathurst.
  • Gold in the Blue Mountains

    Gold in the Blue Mountains

    Paul de Strzelecki finds gold in the Blue Mountains and told by Governer George Gipps to keep it a secret.
  • `Gold

    `Gold

    Gold found and the government suppressed the find it was greeted with fear by the government.
  • No Gold!!

    No Gold!!

    The Governer George Gipps moves to suppress all reports of the gold dicoveries in New South Wales.
  • 1/3 of the gold!

    1/3 of the gold!

    Australia produced one third of the gold in the world.
  • Colony made in Victoria

    Colony made in Victoria

    Edward Hargraves found gold in Bathurst, NSW.
  • The flag

    The flag

    The Eureka flag was made. It was first raised on Bakery Hill.That is where Peter Lalor made his famous Bakery Hill speech.
  • Miners licence started

    Miners licence started

    On the 24/10/1854 the first gold licence started and continued.
  • Burnt!

    Burnt!

    Diggers go to Bakery Hill to burn their licenses.