Gold Rush Australia
About Gold Rush Australia
Gold was discovered in New South Wales and Victoria in 1851. The Australian gold rush transformed the colony. Melbourne became one of the wealthiest cities in the world. The population tripled in a decade as immigrants arrived from Europe, America, and China. The gold rush financed railways, telegraph lines, and public buildings. The Eureka Stockade rebellion of 1854 was a clash between gold miners and colonial authorities over mining licenses, considered a key event in Australian democracy. The gold rush ended transportation of convicts to eastern Australia and established a multicultural society.
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