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A history of the australian gold fields - join the rush. ... Early gold discoveries in Australia were kept quiet as many feared a gold rush would plunge the largely convict population into chaos and lawlessness. However the rush to California depleted the new colony s small population and forced the authorities to...
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www.sbs.com.au/gold/
www.sbs.com.au/gold/
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An article about the gold rushes of the nineteenth century which had a huge effect on the Australian economy and our development as a nation. Links to online resources are included. ... The Chinese Influence in Australia's Gold Rush days...
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www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/goldrush/
www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/goldrush/
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Gold rush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. Gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Cana...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_rush
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Australian gold rushes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Australian gold rushes started in 1851 when prospector Edward Hammond Hargraves claimed the discovery of payable gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, at a site Edward Hargraves called Ophir. Six...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_gold_rushes
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It was not until Edward Hammond Hargave's discovery of payable gold in 1851 that any real gold rush began in Australia. ... Gold was found in Victoria in 1851, Queensland in 1858, Tasmania in 1886 and in Western Australia in 1886. Early discoveries were often worked with crude tools such as picks and pans until the...
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users.tpg.com.au/dtdan/history.htm
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Gold first discovered in 1851 ... New South Wales and Victoria ... Prospectors from Britain, China, and US...
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www.msu.edu/course/aee/491/jan2699/Australia99/tsld005....
www.msu.edu/course/aee/491/jan2699/Australia99/tsld005.htm
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Interested in Comfort Inn Gold Rush and Queenstown? ... Save Comfort Inn Gold Rush ... Oak Flats, Australia hotels...
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Kakadu is a name recognised well beyond Australia. President George Bush has said he wants to ... A decision is about to be made on whether mining for gold and other minerals will be allowed within the park's boundaries. At least for the moment the area involved is small, called Coronation Hill in the south of the park.
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www.newscientist.com/article/mg13017663.900-gold-rush-t...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg13017663.900-gold-rush-threatens-australias-green-dreams-miners-want-todig-for-gold-in-kakadu-national-park-at-a-time-of-recession-governmentmust-decide-for-conservation-and-aboriginal-rights-or-industrial-growth.html
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