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The first sighting of gold in Australia. However the Governor of the time, William Bligh. Made orders so the news didn’t go public. He believed if the public knew about the gold, then convicts would become out of hand.
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The discovery of gold made by Edward Hargraves at Ophir. He had help from the Tom brothers and John Lista.
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Approximately 100000 prospectors arrive in Australia, goldfields from overseas
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Ballarat was named the richest goldfields in the world. Australia was the richest country in the world
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The license fees are reduced from 30 shillings to 10 shillings
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The miners formed a group of 500, led by Peter Lalor. The group took an oath underneath the Southern Cross flag to fight and stand together for their rights. They built a stockade on Bakery Hill and retreated behind it. The fight began and only lasted 10 minutes. The miners were outnumbered, 34 men were injured and 22 died. The Eureka stockade was based on arguments about the licences and the licence fees.
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In result to the Eureka stockade, the Miner’s Right was announced in Victoria. Mining license now cost 1 shilling each year and allowed the miners the right to vote. There was now over 10000 Chinese miners in Melbourne
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Due to the new laws introduced in Victoria, New South Wales changes to Victoria’s polices regarding mining.
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Gold was discovered near the Fitzroy River in Northern Queensland.
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In Victoria one fifth of the population for adult man became chinses. During the Lambing Flat riots at Burrangong, New South Wales, white miners attacked the Chinese miners. The white miners grew a large disliking for Chinese for not investing their gold in Australia and hiding the gold to take home to china. Although most of the overseas miners planned to do the same.
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In Western Australia at Coolgardie, gold was discovered.
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At Gympie in Queensland, gold was discovered.
