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Unrecorded Discovery of Gold
Surveyor James McBrien reported finding gold near Bathurst, NSW in 1823. Polish explorer Paul Strzelecki found gold near Hartley Vale in 1839. All these discoveries were kept secret, for fear of sparking off unrest among the convicts. When Reverend WB Clark found gold near Lithgow in 1941, he was requested by Governor Gipps to keep quiet about it.
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California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.[1] The first to hear confirmed information of the Gold Rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to the state in late 1848
( I chose this event because it actually made Edward Hargraves find the right landscapes for gold where he found in Australia) -
Edward hargraves finds gold in Australia
Edward Hammond Hargraves (October 7, 1816–1891) was 34 years old when he discovered gold at Bathurst. He was born in Hargraves was born at Gosport, Hampshire, England and was known to have worked in many jobs such as a sailor, a farmer a hotel manager and a shipping agent
( I chose this event because he was the person that actually started the gold rush) -
The Miners Licence
The Australian goldrushes transformed Australia as hundreds of thousands of hopeful diggers rushed to New South Wales and Victoria in search of their fortune. The gold license system was introduced soon after the first rushes began: from 23 May 1851 in New South Wales
( I chose this event because it was the cause of many riots that lead its way to democracy in Australia) -
Eureka Rebellion
Beneath the starry flag of rebellion, that oath was taken by hundreds of gold diggers at Ballarat in 1854. The Eureka rebellion led by Peter Lalor was a short lived revolt against petty officialdom and although a military failure, led to political and personal benefits for many Aystralians.
( I chose this event because this event is the reason Australia has democracy) -
Anti-Chinese Riots
Most migrants who joined the Australian goldrush left behind family and home. This was particularly difficult for the Chinese who came from a traditional culture that focused heavily on parents, family and the ancestral village.
( I chose this event because this event started multi-culturalism in Australia) -
Welcome Stranger
The world's largest recorded nugget is "The Welcome Stranger". The find occurred at Black Lead (or Black Reef), Bull-dog Gully, Moliagul and was broken up on an anvil at nearby Dunolly in Victoria, Australia, to be weighed in that towns bank. The finders were John Deason and Richard Oats, the find occurred on 5th February, 1869
( I chose this event because it was unusual to find a big lump of gold worth half a years wages just tucked 3cm under the ground) -
The Holterman Nugget
Bernhardt Otto Holtermann (29 April 1838, Hamburg, Germany - 29 April 1885, Sydney, Australia) was a successful gold miner, businessman, and politician in Australia. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is his association with the Holtermann Nugget, the largest specimen of gold ever found, 1.5 meters long, weighing 286 kg (630 pounds), and with an estimated gold content of 5000 ounces .
( I chose this event because it was the biggest nugget of gold ever found and still is the biggest) -
Capture of the Ned Kelly Gang
After years of successfully eluding the police, in June 1880 the Kelly Gang deliberately staged a final confrontation at Glenrowan in Victoria. Kelly had hoped this confrontation would stir up a rebellion of citizens against what he saw as an unjust legal system.The gang took over the Glenrowan railway station, but Kelly was careful not to damage the telegraph, so the station master could alert the police.
(I chose this event because Ned Kelly and his gang are famous) -
Australia becomes a democratic nation
In the Anti-Chinese riots caused such a fuss in the media that the Australian Government was actually forced to become a democratic country. They passed a law that everybody had their freedom of chose and also passed another law that all people will be treated the same.
( I chose this event because it is the reason that Australia is a democratic nation )
