Events Related to the Gold Rush

By donaldwuvspie

  • 2nd Australian Gold Rush

    2nd Australian Gold Rush
    On 5th Janurary 1851 Edward Hargraves introduced the 2nd Australian Gold Rush.

  • James McBrien

    James McBrien
    The first person to discover gold in Australia was James McBrien.

  • James Scobie

    James Scobie
    Scottish miner James Scobie was murdered at the Eureka hotel.

  • Eureka Hotel

    Eureka Hotel
    Miners gathered to protest that James Bentley, the hotel proprietor and prime suspect in Scobie's murder.

  • Bakery Hill

    Bakery Hill
    A crowd estimated at more than 10,000 miners gathered at Bakery Hill.

  • Eureka Rebellion

    Eureka Rebellion
    On the 3rd December 1854 Eureka Rebellion took place.

  • John Tomas Williams

    John Tomas Williams
    John Tomas Williams became the first Australian Blacksmith.

  • The Welcome Stranger

    The Welcome Stranger
    The Welcome Stranger was discovered by Richard Oates and John Deason.

  • The Chinese

    The Chinese
    The Chinese massacre was a racially motivated riot.

  • Ned Kelly

    Ned Kelly
    On November 11th Ned Kelly got hanged and died.