Others turned to new mining enterprises such as tin-mining on the border between Queensland and New South Wales and in north-eastern Tasmania. Some Chinese settlers ran small businesses in towns and cities and many turned to market gardening, relying on skills and knowledge built up over ...
After a long journey through the Blue Mountains, a rugged, sparsely-populated land occupied by sheep farms and small towns, Hargraves descended to the Bathurst plains, where he believed the gold field existed. After arriving in Gynong, Hargraves met John Lister, a man who had already found go...
Keywords: alluvial gold;“Golden Fleece”;gold mining;hydraulic gold mining;“Gold rush” era