Australian Gold Rush Timeline

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  • Small traces of gold discovered

    Governer Surveyor James McBrien finds small traces of gold in the Fish River, near Bathurst. There is no exact date of this discovery and the date given above is incorrect.
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  • Explorer Paul Strzelecki discovered small amounts of gold near Hartley in the Blue Mountains

    1839
    Explorer Paul Strzelecki discovered small amounts of gold near Hartley in the Blue Mountains. New South Wales Governor George Gipps requests that no mentions are made of it in Paul's reports.
    There is no recorded date of when this happened. The date given above is incorrect

  • William Campbell finds gold on his sheep in Strathlodden, Victoria,

    William Campbell finds gold on his sheep in Strathlodden, Victoria,
    The date of this event is not recorded and the date above may be incorrect.

  • Geologist William Clarke discovers traces of gold at Hassan's Wells

    Geologist William Clarke discovers traces of gold at Hassan's Wells, near Lithgow. When William Clarke tells Governor George Gipps about his discovery he responds, 'Put it away, Mr Clarke, or we shall all have our throats cut.'

  • Major gold deposists found at Hill End, Bathurst, NSW

    Major gold deposists found at Hill End, Bathurst, NSW.

  • The discovery of Gold at Ophir

    Edward Hargraves, John Lister and the Tom brothers find gold at Ophir, NSW. It was the new beginning of the Australian Gold Rush

  • First Sydney Mint

    British Secretary of State gives permission for the establishment of the Sydney Mint. This was the first Royal Mint to be established outside of England.

  • Eureka Stockade

    Miners rebel in protest of the mining licence law. The Brutal battle killed at least 26 people.

  • Gold discovered in Tasmainia

  • Lambing Flats Riot

    The riot against the chinese diggers began.

  • Reward for anyone who finds gold in WA

    A reward was made for anyone that could find gold in Western Australia.

  • Gold found in WA

    A large amount of gold was found in Coolgardie, WA. Someone claimed the 500 pound reward and it started a massive Gold Rush.

  • Welcome Stranger nugget found

    The welcome Stanger nugget was found at Moligull, Victoria by two men, John Deason and Richard Oates. It was the biggest nugget found until the Holtermann Nugget. It is the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found.

  • Rich Gold deposits found in North Queensland

    Rich Gold deposits found in North Queensland.

  • Gold Discovery in Northern Territory

    The first gold discovery was made at NT by GC Mchlachlan.

  • Holtermann Nugget found

    The Holtermann nugget is the largest nugget ever found. It was found at Hill End, Bathurst, NSW.

  • Gold found at Palmer River

    Gold found at Palmer River, Queensland

  • Gold found at Lisle

    Gold found at Lisle, Tasmainia.

  • Gold found in Western Australia

    Gold found in Western Australia at Halls Creek which triggered a gold rush.