In 1847, Melbourne was formally declared a city by Queen Victoria and saw its glory days during the mid-19th century gold rush. Melbourne nowadays is known for its culture and the glorious parks which earned it the nickname of ‘Garden City’. Its traditional and contemporary music, dance and...
Cumbria, England. As a young man, he left England for America, but on hearing of Australia’s gold rush, he returned to England to board a ship to Australia. He arrived on theFlora Templein 1852. After some time at the diggings, Isaac arrived in Hamilton around 1858 and worked...
Daintree Village is a laid back rural town located on a bend on the mighty Daintree River. It was once a place for gold rush pioneers, then became a centre for the Queensland timber industry and is now a tourist town that opens up the wonders of the Daintree - from Mossman Gorge to th...
Merredin is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, with a population of 2604 in 2021. It's traditionally a stopping point between Perth and the Kalgoorlie gold mines, and had a gold rush itself in the 1880s / 90s.
Jungle Rush Roller coaster Jungle Rush is a Vekoma switchback coaster located within the Rivertown themed area at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast, Australia. The ride is the world's first and currently only switchback coaster, and can support several cycle paths.Places in the ...
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0. Kalgoorlie–Boulder is a regional city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. Kalgoorlie is a mining town with a long history that contains much of interest to the adventurous traveller.Esperance...
With just under a thousand residents, Dunolly, located in the Central Goldfields region of Victoria, is not a large town. However, the town was of significant importance during the Victorian Gold Rush and played host to its greatest discovery.European...
Mogo is a small town of 322 in the Eurobodalla region of New South Wales. It was established during the gold rush. Mapcarta, the open map.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.Type: Building Description: public building and museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Also known as: Old Treasury Building, Melbourne and Old Treasury Building Museum Address: 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002...
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain. Clarence Corner is the junction of Stanley Street and Annerley Road in Woolloongabba/South Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It gives its name to the local area.South Bank Neighborhood Photo: willislim, CC BY-SA 2.0. South Bank is a cultural, soc...