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Australian Gold Rush 
Queensland
GYMPIE
THEN:Deforestation for mine construction led to a run-off of water in the rainy season of 1893. All the mines flooded, and houses were seen floating down the Mary River
NOW: Gympie is the closest gateway to K’Gari (Fraser Island).
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CANOONA
THEN: Over 15,000 diggers from the southern gold fields were left stranded in Canoona, 1000km north of Sydney, with no supplies and no gold. Reports of abundant gold in the region proved a fabrication, spurred by unscrupulous ship owners and agents who reportedly fed the rumour fire to generate more business.
NOW: The State Library of Queensland archives host extensive information about ‘The Canoona Delusion’.
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New South Wales
BRAIDWOOD (YUIN COUNTRY)
THEN: Gold was discovered in Braidwood by Miners Alexander Waddlell and Harry Hicken, who learned gold mining techniques while digging at Ophir.
NOW: Today you might strike it lucky fossicking for truffles in Braidwood.
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Victoria
ARARAT
THEN: They Ararat rush was in April 1857 when Chinese gold seekers discovered the Canton Lead.
NOW: The Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre preserves Chinese peoples’ role in the founding and development of Ararat.
In April 1857, a group of 700 Chinese miners on their way to the Clunes goldfields in central Victoria, found gold at the current site of Ararat. News that some Chinese had struck a rich vein of gold on the Canton Lead reached Cathcart one morning in May 1857.
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CLUNES THEN: Clunes’s gold rush population reached more than 20,000 people. NOW: Clunes has a population of fewer than 2000 people.
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Northen Territory
There are three historic gold fields in the Northern Territory- Pine Creek, Tanami and Tennant Creek. believed by the Territory government, the value of offering gold just in 2019/20 was $1.19 billion!!
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PINE CREEK (WAGIMAN AND THE JAWOYN BOLMO, MATJBA AND WURRKBARBAR COUNTRY)
THEN: The town was established in the late 1800s as a result of the discovery of gold by the crew of the Overland Telegraph Line.
NOW: In 2019, four Traditional Owner groups had a Native Title claim recognised.
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Western Australia
KALGOORLIE
THEN: Irishman Patrick Hannan found gold in Kalgoorlie on June 10, 1893. The rich, gold-bearing land between Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie became known as the ‘Golden Mile’.
NOW: Kalgoorlie is home to one of Australia’s largest open-cut mines, The Super Pit.
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Tasmania
TASMANIA
Tasmania is currently experiencing a modern wave of ‘gold fever’; many believe the land and waterways are ripe for further gold seeking.
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Battle for victory
Before dawn on 3 December 1854, government troops stormed the diggers' flimsy stockade at Eureka Lead, Ballarat. In a fiery battle that lasted only 20 minutes, more than 30 men were killed. Charged with high treason, the diggers' leaders were all eventually acquitted.
An illustration depicts the rebellion at the Eureka Stockade in Australia in 1854. The attack lasted only about 20 minutes.
The Eureka Stockade was caused by a disagreement over what gold miners felt were unfair laws and policing of their work by government. Miners were unable to claim the land on which they worked, and so risked being relocated at a moment's notice.
In that year the 35,000 miners in the Victorian goldfields were producing about five ounces of gold per head.23 Mar 2022
How did Eureka Stockade change Australia?
The rebellion led to a fairer goldfields system with the licence replaced by the cheaper Miners Right, giving miners the right to vote. Many see this act as the first steps on the path to Australia's democracy.
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade, rebellion (December 3, 1854) in which gold prospectors in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia—who sought various reforms, notably the abolition of mining licenses—clashed with government forces. It was named for the rebels' hastily constructed fortification in them'
The Eureka Stockade became a legend, not only because it was the birth of Australian Democracy, but because of the courage, and determination of the diggers and their willingness to defend their rights.
Eureka Stockade
The stockade was a wooden barricade that covered about an acre (0.40 hectare) of the goldfields. They gathered guns and made pikes to defend the stockade. The police and military attacked the stockade and about 150 diggers on the morning of December 3. The attack lasted approximately 20 minutes.
At least 22 diggers and six soldiers were killed. The rebellion of miners at Eureka Stockade is a key event in the development of Australia's representational structures and attitudes towards democracy and egalitarianism.
The Eureka Flag. The Eureka Flag is made from wool and cotton. It was made in 1854. It consists of a dark blue field with a central white symmetric cross consisting five eight-pointed stars, representing the Crux constellation.
the Art Gallery of Ballarat
But you know what, it was our revolution, and it gave us a symbol that still resonates today. That National Treasure, now has pride of place in the Art Gallery of Ballarat in Victoria. This is the Eureka Flag, or what's left of it.
What is the Eureka stockade The Eureka Rebellion was a series of events involving gold miners who revolted against the British colonial administration during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which took place on 3 December 1854 at Ballarat between the rebels and the colonial forces of Australia.
On 7 October 1854, miner James Scobie was murdered outside the Eureka Hotel. When the publican, Bentley, was acquitted of involvement in the death, the miners marched on the hotel. During a riot outside on 12 October 1854, the original hotel building was burned to the ground.
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