The Gold Rush By sophie_dunning Nov 11, 1823 McBrian McBrian the convict found gold in Bathurst Nov 11, 1846 Adelaide A little gold was mined in Adelaide Nov 11, 1849 Chapman Chapman found more than a kilo of gold in Victoria 1849 Nov 11, 1851 Christmas By Christmas 1851, over 20, 000 diggers were in Victoria