These Australian Gold Rush Timeline Cards start on the 30th May 1823, when the first pieces of gold were found in the Fish River near Bathurst. Materials Needed white paper printer laminator scissors binder ring The finding of gold in Australia was a turning point for the Australian society. ...
Edward Hargraves was the man who would set off the first Australian gold rush. As self-appointed leader of a small group which travelled to California in 1850, Hargraves learned the craft of prospecting for gold with pans, cradles and excavation. More importantly he noticed similarities in the ...
In The Hoff Store Site and Gold Rush Merchandise from San Francisco, California, Allen G. Pastron and Eugene M. Hattori, editors, pp. 58–74. Society for Historical Archaeology Special Publication No. 7. Ann Arbor, MI. McKearin, Helen 1970 Bottles, Flasks and Dr. Dyott. Crown Publishers...
There were at least a couple of convict poets whose work, based on English and Irish ballads, was transmitted orally, but later made it into print; and at the other end of the social spectrum, WC Wentworth was runner up for the Chancellor’s gold medal at Cambridge in 1823 for the epic...