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The Discovery of Gold
The first payable was 'officially' discovered in 1851 by Edward Hargraves. He found gold in Ophir in NSW. -
Miners Licence
For the miners to mine in Australia they had to pay for a licence. Each digger had to pay 1 pound ten shillings each month, simply for the right to dig. -
Eureka Stockade
In 1854 the miners rebelled against the miners licence in Eureka, Victoria causing to Eureka Stockade. -
Chinese on the Goldfields
The Chinese miners were wrongly treated because of their different skin colours and how well they worked. The miners of the Buckland River lead held a meeting, after which they went to the Chinese camp and tried to drive them off. They injured and killed many chinese people at the mines. -
Queensland's Gold Rush
Queensland's first sightings of gold was in Rockhampton. -
The welcome Stranger
The world’s biggest gold nugget ever found is the Welcome Stranger nugget. It was found by John Deason and Richard Oates at Black Lead, Victoria. -
South Autralian Gold Rush
South Australian gold was first discovered in Birdwood. -
First sightings in WA
The first sightings of gold in Western Australia was in Halls Creek.
