Sites (27)

Australian Bushrangers
Profiles on several bushrangers.

Australian Gold Rush
Many people associate the Gold Rush with California or the Klondike, but the Australian gold rush remains the world\'s richest.

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Bushrangers: The Gold Rush
Information on Bushrangers and famous robberies in the goldfields.

Cradles, Puddles & Pans
Explores the Bendigo Goldfields of the 1850s. Includes information on goldfield life, tools, the Chinese and laws.

Eureka Flag
The Eureka Flag was the battle flag used at the Eureka Stockade, a gold miners\' revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Four Corners: After the Gold Rush
Documentary about the Oktedi mine in Papua New Guinea.

Gold Australia
People came to look for gold in Australia. It was called the Gold Rush.

Gold Rush: The Discovery of Gold in Australia
Information from the collections of Australian Prospectors and Mining Hall of Fame Ltd, WA Museum Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Museum Victoria, Subiaco Museum, SH Ervin Gallery, Heron\'s Reef Historic Gold Dig

Gold: Fear Of The Chinese
European miners listed many reasons for disliking the Chinese but an anti Chinese sentiment existed in Australia and Europe long before the gold rush.

Gold: Language of the Goldfields
Bruce Moore reveals the legacy that the language of the goldfields has lent to Australian English.

Gold: The Immigration Rush
The news of gold discoveries in Australia captured the imagination of the world and sparked a massive influx of immigration to the young colony of Australia.

Golden Threads: History of Chinese in Regional NSW 1850-1890
This online exhibition complements and extends the Golden Threads travelling exhibition of the Australian Museum.

Herons Reef Historic Gold Diggings
Photo images from the goldfields.

History Hill
History Hill is an excursion destination near Hill End, (Bathurst) NSW which shows children what life was like on the Bathurst Goldfields in the 1800's. Includes hstorical information and worksheets.

Peter Lalor
From reluctant activist, to wanted rebel, to controversial politician – Peter Lalor\'s life was truly one of contrast.

SBS: Gold
Topics detail the varied results of the gold rushes on the young colonies of Australia, and use newspapers, diaries and memoirs to uncover the personal experiences of those caught up in the rush.

The Aussie Gold Prospector
In Australia there is a vast range of conditions in which gold can be found, including dry river beds, deserts, flowing creeks and major rivers. Gold prospectors rise to the challenge by utilising dif

The Australian Gold Rush
The gold rushes of the nineteenth century and the lives of those who worked the goldfields - the diggers are etched into our national folklore.

The Australian Goldrush
This web page is designed for students in year 5 and 6 learning about the Australian Goldrush.

The Chinese Influence in Australia\'s Gold Rush days
Whenever enough Chinese people congregated in one area for long enough they would build a Joss House as a place for worshipping Hon Sing. He was the founder of the Ming dynasty, a period that was cons

The Eureka Centre
Located in East Ballarat adjacent to what is considered to be the site of one of the most significant events in the evolution of Australian democracy - the Eureka Rebellion.

The Eureka Stockade
Diggers had to pay each month to be able to look for gold. They made a fort and their own flag. There was a battle with authorities and they lost.

Wikipedia: Australian Gold Rushes
The Australian gold rushes started in 1851 when prospector Edward Hammond Hargraves claimed the discovery of payable gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, at a site Edward Hargraves called Ophir.

Wikipedia: Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade the setting of a gold miners\' revolt in 1854 near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, against the officials supervising the mining of gold in the region.

Wikipedia: Ok Tedi Environmental Disaster
The Ok Tedi environmental disaster, due to the annual discharge of millions of tons of mining waste, has harmed the environment and livelihood of 50,000 people who live on or near the Ok Tedi River in

Youtube: Sovereign Hill Ballarat
Replica gold mining town of 1860\'s Victorian gold rush. Sovereign Hill is major tourist attraction hour or so from Melbourne.

Lessons (13)

Discovery of Gold
Ideas for lessons on the discovery of Gold.

Discovery of Gold
Ideas for lessons on the discovery of Gold.

Gold in Australia - A Teaching and Learning Unit
An Integrated H.S.I.E. Teaching and Learning Unit

Gold Unit of Work
Unit of work based on the Gold Rush.

How Did the Discovery of Gold Effect the Development of Aust
An integrated H.S.I.E. teaching and learning unit.

Slideshare: Goldrush Unit of Work
This is a unit of work on the goldrush, with links and resources, with ideas for lessons.

The Quest for Gold
What is it about gold that has inspired people to create stories, fight wars, and travel to parts unknown for thousands of centuries?

Unit of Work: Gold
Unit based on Multiple Intelligences and Bloom\'s Taxonomy.

Unit plan: Eureka! Gold in Victoria
During thus unit students investigate the history of the discovery of gold and the subsequent gold rush in Victoria in the 1850s.

Webquest: Bushrangers
Students are transported back to the 1800s and suddenly find they are bushrangers.

Webquest: Eureka Stockade
Students look at life and conditions on the goldfields, and examine the events leading up to the Eureka Stockade.

Webquest: GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!
Students must decide which goldfield to choose and why.

Youtube: Central Australian Gold Rush
In 1887 gold was discovered in Central Australia, leading to the first settlement in Central Australia.

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Teacher References (5)

Bendigo Mining N.L.
The Company continues to operate a 20 hectare mine site in Bendigo, historic gold rush town. Outlines processes and environmental policy. and education resources.

History Hill
Excursion destination near Hill End, (Bathurst) NSW which shows children what life was like on the Bathurst Goldfields in the 1800's. Includes historical information and worksheets.

History Hill
History of Hill End, NSW. Includes teacher resources.

Mining the Facts
Views of an environmental group on the environmental damage worldwide caused by mining.

Year Book Australia: Mining and the Environment
Report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on impacts on the environment of mining in Australia.