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SOUTH AUSTRALIA GOLD RUSH
The South Australian Government offered a
the reward of £1,000 ($1000) to the first miner who could find
gold worth enough money in the colony in 1851. Mr. Chapman claimed the reward within a
year. -
NSW GOLD RUSH AUSTRALIA
Edward Hargraves was the first person who discovered Gold in NSW, this resulted in Miners Rushing to the Lewis Pond
Creek and Turon River to find Gold and become Wealthy. -
VICTORIA GOLD RUSH AUSTRALIA
Governor La Trobe offered a big reward if someone were successful to find Gold in Australia bringing Victoria Wealth, Popularity and to sop everybody moving to NSW. -
QUEENSLAND GOLD RUSH AUSTRALIA
In 1858 Victorians rushed to Port Curtis as they were promised wealth and Gold. Unfortunately, the Government had exaggerated the findings and had to provide the miners $15000 to help the miners return home. -
TASMANIA GOLD RUSH AUSTRALIA
On the Tamar River is the Beaconsfield
mine. This mine produced £77,2671 worth of gold
by 1905, unfortunately, by 1914 the mine was no longer
active and it was closed. -
QUEENSLAND GYMPIE GOLD RUSH AUSTRALIA
In Jhon Nash made a discovery of Gold in Gympie, The News traveled around fast and 25,000 people moved to Gympie to find gold, this continued until 1925. -
NORTHEN TERRITORY GOLD RUSH AUSTRALIA
Construction workers were constructing a telegraph pole between Alice Spring and Darwin when they found gold by accident. Many workers left the building to search for gold to become wealthy. -
WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOLD RUSH
Arthur Bayley and Williams Flat found gold
near a water hole in Coolgardie. It was this
discovery that started the town. Gold is still being
mined in Coolgardie today.