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The Australian Gold Rush - From the Vault
Description
Christie shares one of her favourite Shortcuts. Find out WHEN the Australian Gold Rush took place, WHO joined the hunt for gold, and WHAT lasting effects the Gold Rush had on the nation of Australia.
Grab your maps and your gold pans, because here we go!
LINKS
Gold - Australian Government Geoscience: https://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals-energy/australian-mineral-facts/gold
Victorian goldfields for kids: https://www.nma.gov.au/learn/kspace/victorian-goldfields-1854/kids
Eureka Stockade: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/eureka-stockade
Gold diggers - Resources Victoria: https://resources.vic.gov.au/geology-exploration/minerals/metals/gold/gold-mining-in-victoria/gold-diggers#:~:text=A%20diggers'%20toolkit%20included%20a,exhausted%20diggers%20leaving%20the%20goldfields.
Chinese on the goldfields: https://mhnsw.au/stories/general/chinese-goldfields/
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