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James Mc Brien
The first sighting of gold in Australia occured in 1823. James McBrien found specs of gold in NSW. -
Edward Hargraves
Edward Hargraves found gold in NSW on the 5th of February 1851. -
James Esmond
James Esmond is a British prospector. He found gold at Clunes on June 29TH 1851. -
Eureka Stockade.
The Eureka Hotel was burnt down after a death of James Scotty Scobie. He was a Scotish miner who was hit by a shovel in the face by Mr Bently the hotel owner, on the 8th of October 1854. -
The flag of the Southern Cross
The flag was first raised at Bakery Hill 29th November 1854. -
The fight against the goverment
People rose against the Goverment in Ballarat Victoria from behind the walls of the Eureka Stockade on the 3rd of December. -
A 40kg nugget
A 40kg nugget was found at Bulladong near Orange, NSW and there were over 20,000 diggers. -
The welcome nugget.
The welcome nugget was found in Red Hill mine in Ballarat. -
A 12.5 nugget
A12.5 nugget was found near Kiandra in the Snowy River region. -
The welcome stranger
The welcome stranger gold nugget was found at Moliagl, Victoria. -
Cordell Kent
Cordell Kent found a 5.5kg nugget near Ballarat and it was worth $300,000.
