Gold discovery

Bathurst

Feb 16, 1851

Gold was discovered in Bathurst soon after the first found gold in Summerhill creek.

Buninyong

Aug 8, 1851

Gold was discovered in Buninyong the type was gold studded quartes which was the start of the gold rush in Buninyong.

Ballarat

Aug 21, 1851

Ballarat was one of the richest gold mines that the world had ever known. Ballarat is located in Victoria!

Beechworth (the ovens)

Feb 22, 1852

Beechworth became the centre of gold digging activities in north east Victoria.They found many specks of gold at Beechworth.

Onkaparinga

Oct 10, 1852

The colonial secretary and seven other mountain police watched as w. Chapman panned for gold. His claim of finding gold in South Australia was watched carefully. He found what he was looking for this was the start of the gold rush in SA.

Arart ( Canton Lead)

Oct 26, 1854

Over 700 Chinese miners had been mining in Arart for six months when the Europeans came along. Chinese miners then sold equipment and tools used for the mining.

Canoona

Jul 28, 1858

Gold was found in Canoona it was an abundant range.

Beaconsfield

Nov 27, 1869

Many in Tasmania belived that gold was found in 1847 at Beaconsfield. But it wasn't till Alluvial gold was panned out. In 1877 major mining companies came to Beaconsfield. This was the only place that gold was found in Tasmania.

Palmerston Gold

Nov 8, 1871

Gold was discovered in the Northern Territory in 1871. This was when the gold rush started in the Northern Territory. They discovered gold in Pine Creek!

Charters Towers

Dec 31, 1871

Aboriginal stockman Jupiter Mosman when he discovered gold nuggets in Burdekin river flats on christmas day 1871.

Palmers river

Jan 4, 1872

William Hann discovered gold in Palmers river QLD. In 1873 James Mulligan found 2.89kg of gold from the Palmer River.

Hill end

Oct 19, 1872

The largest specimen of reef gold was found at the Star of hope mine in 1872 at Hill end

Mount Morgan

Oct 12, 1880

William Mckinley discovered gold on Mount Morgan and a mine they built in the morgan brothers was one of the richest mines in the world.

Nashville, Gympie

Sep 12, 1887

James Nash found gold when panning in the Nashville gold field.

Coolgardie

Aug 17, 1892

Arthur Wellesly Bayley rode into town in Coolgardie with 15.7 kg of gold. When this news came out everyone flocked to Coolgardie.

Kalgoorlie

Jun 10, 1893

Irishman Patrick Hannan found gold in Kalgoorlie on June the tenth 1893. This gold bearing land was known as Gold Mile.

Larkinville

Jan 15, 1931

The second largst nugget in Australia was unearthed in Larkinville. This nugget was called the Golden Eagle weighing 35kg this was found by J. Larcombe and his son on the 15th of January 1931.