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The Australian Gold Rush
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Bathurst
Gold was discovered in this region after the gold discovery at summer hill creek.
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Ballarat
Here, James Reagan and John Dunlop discovered what became one of the richest goldfields the world has ever known. -
Bendigo
A journalist, Henry Frenchman spotted Margarat Kennedy and Mrs Farrel 'filling their cans with gold'. This sparked the gold rush in Bendigo.
*NOTE:The date is incorrect but the month and year are correct. -
Ararat
100 Chinese had been mining in Ararat for 6 months when Europeans arrived. Europeans ripped off Chinese. *NOTE:Date is incorrect but month and year are correct -
Canoona
15 000 diggers were stranded in Canoone. *NOTE:Date is incorrect but year is correct -
Gympie
James Nash discovered gold in Gympie, when he was panning, waiting for his billy to boil. *NOTE:The date is incorrect but the year is correct -
Beaconsfield
Alluvial gold was first panned after gold being first discovered in Beaconsfield in 1847. *NOTE:Date is incorrect but year is correct. -
Darwin
Gold was discovered and a gold rush began in Darwin. *NOTE:Date is incorrect butyear is correct -
Charters Towers
Jupiter Mosman was looking for a horse and discovered gold nuggets. *NOTE:The date is incorrct but the year is correct -
Palmer River
Willian Hann discovered gold while exploring the interior of Cape York. *NOTE:Date is incorrect but year is correct -
Mt.Morgan
William McKinley first discovered gold on Ironston Mountail (Mt. Morgan) *NOTE:Date is incorrect but year is correct -
Coolgardie
Arthur Wellsly Bayley rode into the town of Southern Cross with 15.7kg of gold from Coolgardie. *NOTE:Date is incorrect but year is correct -
Kalgoorlie
Irish Partick Hannan found gold in Kalgoorlie.