Gold Rush Group 2

By kwhitton

  • Secret Gold

    Gov Bligh found gold but he kept it as a secret so prisioners did not steal it

  • WA Colony

    In 1829 Western Australian became a colony for the gold rush

  • Convicts in NSW

    In the 1840's the number of convicts in NSW declined.

  • Hiding Gold in Australia

    Gov George Gipps tries to hide all gold discoveries in Australia.

  • Gold Rush started

    By 1850 people discovered large pieces of Gold around Australia, then the Gold Rush started.

  • Payment for Gold

    Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Ophir and he was paid 3 shillings for it. People then rushed to the gold fields