Australian gold rush eraA man panning for gold in Australia in the late 1800s. Australian history Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained...
Britannica Quiz American Sports Nicknames On May 7, 1877, representatives of the Albert Park, Carlton, East Melbourne, Essendon, Geelong, Hotham, Melbourne, and St Kilda football clubs met to form theVictorian Football Association (VFA) for the “promotion andextensionof football throughout the co...