Gold

gold rush australia

By grace.wilson4

  • 1851

    1851
    1n 1851 there were only nine gold rush towns. Bendigo, Mt Alexander, Clunes, Ballarat, Buninyong and Anderson’s creek were the only in Victoria (VIC). Sofala, Bathurst and Ophir were first in New South Wales (NSW).

  • 1852

    1852
    In 1852 Eaglehawk and Beechworth were added to the VIC list and Braidwood was added to the NSW list but south Australia(SA) found a gold town in Onkaparinga.

  • 1853

    1853
    In 1853 only one gold town was found in VIC called Maldon and again in 1854 a place called Ararat.

  • 1857

    1857
    Again in 1857 VIC Buckland River was found.

  • 1858

    1858
    In 1858 Canoona in Queensland (QLD) was founded and started a list for QLD.

  • 1860

    1860
    In 1860 Lambing Flat and Kiandra was found in NSW.

  • 1863

    1863
    In 1863 Stringers Creek was found in VIC.

  • 1867

    1867
    1867, Gympie was found in QLD.

  • 1870

    1870
    1870, Gulgong was found in NSW.

  • 1871

    1871
    In 1871 Charter Towers in QLD and Darwin in Northern Territory(NT) which started there list and ended it.

  • 1872

    1872
    1872, there were a lot that came about then, there was Palmer River in QLD, Hill End in NSW and Tasmania discovered there one and only gold town called Beaconsfield.

  • 1877

    1877
    In 1877 NSW found Tilba Tilba.

  • 1879

    1879
    In 1879 NSW found Temora which ended there list of gold towns.

  • 1880

    1880
    In 1880 Mt Morgan was discovered in QLD.

  • 1885

    1885
    Western Australia(WA) found there first gold town in 1885 called Kimberley.

  • 1892

    1892
    1892 WA found there second gold town called Coolgardie.

  • 1893

    1893
    1893 was a big year for WA because they found 2 gold towns called Kalgoorlie and Larkinville
    And that is how we remain....