Discovery of gold

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    Australian gold rush time

    This is some information about when Australians started to find gold and where it started and who found it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_gold_rushes
  • Gold found in ballarat

    Gold found in ballarat
    Gold was first discovered in Ballarat on the rise above Canadian Creek at the base of Poverty Point aka Golden Point in late August 21-24th 1851.
  • Gold in Bendigo

    Gold in Bendigo
    Alluvial gold was discovered along the banks of the Bendigo Creek in 1851 and resulted in a major gold rush.
  • Background of sovereignhill

    Background of sovereignhill
    Sovereign Hill was officially opened to the public on Sunday 29 November, 1970.
    In the 1960s, the Ballarat community recognised the need to preserve the historic buildings of the city, but at the same time envisaged an outdoor museum that would capture some of the diversity and vibrancy of the goldrush era. From this vision, Sovereign Hill was born!