-
The first gold Rush hapened In California 1848 and ended in 1855(i choose this because It tells when the gold rush stared and when It ended)
-
On the 12th of February Edward Hammond Hargraves found gold In 1851 near Bathurst at summer’s hill creek and he called the gold field the Ophir.
-
In australia the second gold rush stared in 1851 and ended in 1899
-
For the discovery of gold that Edward Hargraves discovered the NSW government rewarded him 10,000 pounds and the victorine government gave him 5,000 pounds
-
The Eureka Rebellion of 1854 was when the miners fought the soldiers for no miners licences.before the war There was a protest when they raised a blue with 4 stars flag.
-
Ned Kelly was born at beveridge in1854 to an irish family he was bushranger and committed murders and robbery. ned kelly died on the 11 of November because he was sentence of murder and they hang him to his death
-
In 1856 Hargraves purchased a 640-acre 2.6 km2 landing at Budgewoi
-
Bernhardt Otto found a biggest specimen of gold it was 1.5 meters (59 inches) long and weighted 286kg.
-
Surveyor James Mcbrain found gold In near Bathurst in 1823 but It was kept a secret. also the fund of Edward Hargraves was frozen after James Tom protested.
-
Shortly before Edwards Hargraves death a second enquiry found that John Lister and James tom found the first goldfield.
