The Gold Rush

Gold Rush: earlier discoveries Convicts found gold and were ‘flogged’ Authorities were worried about a ‘rush’ ‘ We’ll have our throats cut!’

Convicts found gold and were ‘flogged’

Authorities were worried about a ‘rush’

‘ We’ll have our throats cut!’

Gold ‘Rush’

Gold Rush: around the world Other ‘rushes’: California ‘rush’ 1848-49 1851 Victorian gold rush began biggest of several Australian gold rushes many miners from Victoria later travelled to join a gold rush in NZ this ‘rush’ kick-started New Zealand's economy

Other ‘rushes’:

California ‘rush’ 1848-49

1851 Victorian gold rush began

biggest of several Australian gold rushes

many miners from Victoria later travelled to join a gold rush in NZ

this ‘rush’ kick-started New Zealand's economy

Gold Rush: Victoria The Victorian gold rush was highly significant for the development of Victoria and Melbourne This included political development economic development

The Victorian gold rush

was highly significant for the development of Victoria and Melbourne

This included

political development

economic development

Gold Rush: Bendigo buildings

Gold Rush: Ballarat buildings

Gold Rush: impact With the Australian gold rushes came construction first railways first telegraph lines migrants other places and cultures (beginning of multicultural Australia) outbreaks of racism the Eureka Stockade and changes to the system for election of parliamentarians in Victoria (and later Australia) – vote for all adult males the end of transportation of convicts

With the Australian gold rushes came

construction

first railways

first telegraph lines

migrants other places and cultures (beginning of multicultural Australia)

outbreaks of racism

the Eureka Stockade and changes to the system for election of parliamentarians in Victoria (and later Australia) – vote for all adult males

the end of transportation of convicts

Gold Rush: transport Many city people left for ‘the diggings’ Establishment of rich country towns Development of transport

Many city people left for ‘the diggings’

Establishment of rich country towns

Development of transport

Gold Rush: Chinese Miners Organised into groups, worked hard Worked on mines others had left Saved money, started businesses

Organised into groups, worked hard

Worked on mines others had left

Saved money, started businesses

Gold Rush: Many Cultures The people who ‘rushed’ to the goldfields Came from all over Australia Came from all over the world, inclding Chinese Irish Russiona

The people who ‘rushed’ to the goldfields

Came from all over Australia

Came from all over the world, inclding

Chinese

Irish

Russiona

Gold Rush Chinese migrants 2,000 buried at Beechworth Cemetery (in Victoria)

2,000 buried at Beechworth Cemetery (in Victoria)

Gold Rush Chinese migrants largest non-British group of migrants during this period in 1852 there was 400 Chinese immigrants in 1855 more than 4,000

largest non-British group of migrants during this period

in 1852 there was 400 Chinese immigrants

in 1855 more than 4,000

Gold Rush: Victoria The Victorian gold rush began just when Victoria became independent thousands of miners arrived quickly only 50 police and soldiers in colony hard to find police – criminals and misfits Victorian government needed money Victorian government controlled by rich farmers introduced system of licences for gold diggers

The Victorian gold rush

began just when Victoria became independent

thousands of miners arrived quickly

only 50 police and soldiers in colony

hard to find police – criminals and misfits

Victorian government needed money

Victorian government controlled by rich farmers

introduced system of licences for gold diggers

Victorian Gold Rush: Licences Mining Licences expensive not everyone found gold police harassment series of events led to unrest

Mining Licences

expensive

not everyone found gold

police harassment

series of events led to unrest

Gold Rush: Eureka Stockade The Stockade People from around the world Agreed to stand together http://www.eurekaballarat.com Birth of the Eureka Flag

The Stockade

People from around the world

Agreed to stand together

http://www.eurekaballarat.com

Gold Rush: Eureka Stockade

Gold Rush: Eureka Stockade EUREKA DECEMBER 3, 1854 (Oil on Canvas) Artist: George Browning A.M. (1918-2000)

Gold Rush: Eureka Stockade many killed or arrested leaders found ‘not guilty’ by jury EUREKA DECEMBER 3, 1854 (Oil on Canvas) Artist: George Browning A.M. (1918-2000)

many killed or arrested

leaders found ‘not guilty’ by jury

Gold Rush: Eureka Stockade EUREKA DECEMBER 3, 1854 (Oil on Canvas) Artist: George Browning A.M. (1918-2000)

Eureka Stockade: outcomes Change in the Victorian law about who could vote Leader Peter Lalor voted into Victorian parliament parliament awarded a pension of 4,000 pounds when he retired in 1887

Change in the Victorian law about who could vote

Leader Peter Lalor voted into Victorian parliament

parliament awarded a pension of 4,000 pounds when he retired in 1887