Stage shows were popular and Lola Montez’s sensuous ‘spider dance’ was a sensation in the goldfields in 1853. Diggers who struck it rich might whoop it up in the bars and theatres of Melbourne, lighting their pipes with five-pound notes and treating everyone to drinks. One man filled ...
Edward Hargraves, also known as Edward Hammond Hargraves, is the man most famous for discovering gold and igniting the first real gold rush in 1851. His discovery in New South Wales, Australia, led to a significant influx of people hoping to strike it rich, ultimately shaping the region's ...
Michael Evans, ‘Gold Fever: Life on the Diggings’, Gold 150, Celebrating 150 Years of Australian Gold-Rush History John Sherer, The Gold-finder of Australia: how he went, how he fared, how he made his fortune, Clarke, Beeton, 1853...
Australia was heading for nationhood and, beginning “to feel the need of a poet”, “seized on Kendall to fit the bill, as well as Gordon.” Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870) came out/was sent out by his family from England in 1853 and was variously a mounted trooper, a horsebreaker,...
Melbourne was founded in 1835 by British settlers, but there have been aboriginals living in the area for 30,000-40,000 years already. Melbourne became a boomtown during the 1850s gold rush and by the late 1880s it was one of the largest cities in the world. It was also the seat of...
He returned to the stage during the California gold rush and went on to carve out a significant reputation in America and internationally – notably as a troupe manager/leader. Hussey came to Australia in 1869 and was initially associated with Frank Weston. He later toured his own troupes and...
This compilation of documents and lists gathers together ships’ cockets, port officers’ logs, signal charts, maps, passenger and crew lists, newspaper reports and diaries during the Californian Gold Rush and Great Fires of San Francisco, 1849-1851. Captain James Day (1808-1882), navigator, ...
The Australian gold rushes began with the discovery of gold in New South Wales in 1851. The gold rushes transformed the colonies and were a defining era of Australian history.
Melbourne was founded in 1835 by British settlers, but there have been aboriginals living in the area for 30,000-40,000 years already. Melbourne became a boomtown during the 1850s gold rush and by the late 1880s it was one of the largest cities in the world. It was also the seat of...
Melbourne was founded in 1835 by British settlers, but there have been aboriginals living in the area for 30,000-40,000 years already. Melbourne became a boomtown during the 1850s gold rush and by the late 1880s it was one of the largest cities in the world. It was also the seat of...