Gold
Ever wondered why gold is such a valuable 2commodity? Find out by discovering some facts about gold 3and how it is used4. Learn about Australia's Golden History5 and then read about the biggest gold nuggets found in Australia 6. |
Compare myth and reality14 of the goldfields. Share hope-filled journeys15 to the fields, the harsh life 16 and the challenges17 miners faced. See how women 18fared, how Chinese miners19 were treated and the effects of the gold rush on Aboriginal 20peoples. View miners’ tools and techniques21. Read about crime22 on the goldfields. See how the actions of the Traps23 contributed to the unrest 24 and rebellion at the Eureka Stockade in 185425. |
View a scene at the goldfields. |
Links
- http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/golden-victoria/impact-society/eureka-stockade
- http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3012467.htm
- http://www.oresomeresources.com/resource/gold-fact-sheet/
- http://geology.com/minerals/gold/uses-of-gold.shtml
- https://www.historyhill.com.au/australias-golden-history/
- https://www.historyhill.com.au/the-biggest-and-the-best/
- https://www.goldtrails.com.au/gold-heritage/
- http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/peachs-gold-eureka/clip1/
- http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=25
- https://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=32
- http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/eureka-rush-gold/rush-victoria
- http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=124
- http://museumvictoria.com.au/marvellous/gold/index.asp
- http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=20
- http://www.egold.net.au/biogs/EG00014b.htm
- http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/109917/life-on-the-goldfields-living-there.pdf
- http://www.nma.gov.au/av/goldrush/index.html
- http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/2872564/woman-of-the-hill
- http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/522079/chinese-miners-in-pine-creek-nt
- http://www.goldrushcolony.com.au/australian-gold-history-culture-info/indigenous-australian-aboriginal-and-koorie-culture/koorie-cul-0
- https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search?node=srv#/metadata/a05f7892-740a-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6
- http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=79
- http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/peachs-gold-eureka/clip2/
- http://www.nma.gov.au/kspace/teachers/goldfields/learning/unrest
- http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/2153105/eureka-stockade
- http://syllabus.nesa.nsw.edu.au/hsie/history-k10/content/804/
- http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/holtermann-collection
- https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/eureka-education-resources
- https://www.historyhill.com.au/gold-rush-terminology/