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Gold Rush Timeline by Brittany and Bethany L

By Grade6Fab

  • GOLD FOUND!!

    GOLD FOUND!!
    Government Surveyor James McBrien discovers lumps of gold in the Fish River in the east of Bathurst.

  • Gold in the Blue Mountains

    Gold in the Blue Mountains
    Paul de Strzelecki finds gold in the Blue Mountains and told by Governer George Gipps to keep it a secret.

  • `Gold

    `Gold
    Gold found and the government suppressed the find it was greeted with fear by the government.

  • No Gold!!

    No Gold!!
    The Governer George Gipps moves to suppress all reports of the gold dicoveries in New South Wales.

  • 1/3 of the gold!

    1/3 of the gold!
    Australia produced one third of the gold in the world.

  • Colony made in Victoria

    Colony made in Victoria
    Edward Hargraves found gold in Bathurst, NSW.

  • The flag

    The flag
    The Eureka flag was made. It was first raised on Bakery Hill.That is where Peter Lalor made his famous Bakery Hill speech.

  • Miners licence started

    Miners licence started
    On the 24/10/1854 the first gold licence started and continued.

  • Burnt!

    Burnt!
    Diggers go to Bakery Hill to burn their licenses.