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Australia was only a very new colony when gold was discovered. It brought lots and lots of new people to our country in search of making it rich! The Gold Rushes and the events that took place have been very significant in shaping Australia into the country we are today.
Life on the goldfields was different for different people.
Over the next few weeks we will be looking at life on the gold fields in the 1850's at the height of the Gold Rushes in Australia. Each topic we will explore what life was like for a different group of people living during that time. We will look at how they came to be there, their living and working conditions and what this meant for Australia.
Life on the goldfields was different for different people.
Over the next few weeks we will be looking at life on the gold fields in the 1850's at the height of the Gold Rushes in Australia. Each topic we will explore what life was like for a different group of people living during that time. We will look at how they came to be there, their living and working conditions and what this meant for Australia.
List of resources
Interactive Gold Game (Only if you have finished your work)
Gold Rush Town
Discovery of Gold
Gold Rush in Australia
Cyber Kids Gold
Life on the Goldfields
Women on the Goldfields
Children on the Goldfields
Life on the Goldfields fact sheet
The Australian Gold Rush
The Eureka Stockade
Indigenous Participation in the Gold Rushes
Chinese in Central Victoria
More on Women
Tent Life
Fashion
Gold Rush Town
Discovery of Gold
Gold Rush in Australia
Cyber Kids Gold
Life on the Goldfields
Women on the Goldfields
Children on the Goldfields
Life on the Goldfields fact sheet
The Australian Gold Rush
The Eureka Stockade
Indigenous Participation in the Gold Rushes
Chinese in Central Victoria
More on Women
Tent Life
Fashion