Gold Rush Timeline Tahlia and Rachael

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  • First Gold found

    Edward Hargraves found gold in Summerhill Creek near Bathurst NSW and told a newspaper company that the Rush began.
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    Australian Gold Rush

  • First Payable Gold

    First Payable Gold

    The first ever payable gold was found in Ophir, NSW.

  • Found Gold In Ballarat

    T.Hiscock found gold in Ballarat, VIC

  • Diggers find Gold in Victoria

    Diggers found gold in Victoria. La Trobe declared their actions illegal because it was Britain's property

  • Many Miners Were digging in Ballarat

    Near 1000 miners were digging for gold on the Ballarat fields VIC.

  • Many men come searching for gold

    By the end of 1851 many men were coming from America, Europe and Asia to search for gold.

  • Lots of miners

    There were now more than 20,000 miners of many nationalities.

  • James Scobies Death

    James Scobie was kicked to death near the Eureka Hotel Ballarat VIC.

  • The Eureka flag

    The Eureka Stockade flag was raised at Bakery Hill in Ballarat, VIC
  • Nugget of gold was found

    Nugget of gold was found

    A 40 kg nugget of gold was found at Burradong near Orange, NSW.

  • Gold was found

    A 12.5 kg nugget was found in the Snowy River, NSW