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Gold Last updated 17/09/2001 Background   Before the Rush - life before gold; California; the early discoveries. Discovery of Gold in Australia Aussie Gold History FAQ's about the discovery of gold - brief information about many frequently asked questions Gold! Gold! Its properties & uses Mining Gold in Ballarat How they process gold - diagram of how gold ore is processed. Major Gold Nugget Finds in Australia - a table compiled by the Perth Mint. Life on the Diggings     The Goldfields Experience - comprehensive site from Heathcote Primary School, Victoria - an excellent single site - includes information about schools & aborigines. Life on the Goldfields - a virtual gallery from the State Library of Victoria - excellent information with artwork & documents from the time about going to the diggings, life under canvas, entertainment, friendships, mining and Eureka. Diggings Life - Information & images about working on the diggings, surviving, entertainment, law & order, and women on the goldfields. Goldfield Life - in Bendigo Mining Tools of the 1850's Mining Laws of the 1850's The People Who Came to the Goldfields Gold Fever - NSW, Vic., & getting to the goldfields. Traveling to the Goldfields A Safe Passage - the story of Phoebe Emmeline Macpherson The Great Irish Famine Why did so many Irish people came to Australia? The Chinese who came to Ballarat The Chinese in Bendigo Eureka Stockade & the results of the Goldrush Timeline of the Eureka Stockade Eureka Story in Brief The Eureka Rebellion Eureka...a triumph for the Diggers - School Project sheet from the Perth Mint Conflict - Australian Gold Exhibition. Eureka - from Ballarat Uni & Fine Arts Gallery Golden quotes - read what people wrote about life on the Ballarat Goldfields. Photo Gallery of Goldfields Life The Goldrushes That Made Australia - School Project sheet from the Perth Mint - the results of the Goldrush in Australia. For Teachers & Extra Information For Teachers Classroom Activities from Sovereign Hill Gold Rush Technology 1850's-1990's - describes the old & modern methods for mining gold. Student questions based on pictures & information. Gold! - HSIE Stage 3 unit from Educate - downloadable. Eureka Stockade - Webquest from Port Macquarie District. Gold! - Clickable worksheet from Port Macquarie District. Gold! Gold! Gold! - NSW CAP unit from Batemans Bay District More Difficult Information Research notes for secondary students about the Ballarat Goldfields.

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