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GOLD RUSH TIMELINE

BY MARCO jIM

1823
Government surveyor James Mcbrien found traces of gold near Bathurst but this information was hushed up

1839
An explore named Paul dec Strezeleki found small ashes of gold near the blue mountains but governor Gipps made sure it wasn't in his reports

1840
Strangely, William Campbell found small amounts of gold in his sheep

1844
Geologist William Clarke found small traces of gold at hassons wells. He was told to keep quiet by governor Gipps

1851
Worthy gold found at Ophir which sparked the gold rush

1854
Eureka Rebellion sparked by the overpricing of miners licence

1854
The problems on the Ballarat gold fields caused a battle. The soldiers won but the miners earned their demands

1866
Gold discovered in Rockhampton, Queensland

1869
"Welcome Stranger" nugget found by John Deason and Richart Oates in Victoria. Largest alluvial nugget found to today

1870
More gold deposits found in Queensland and South Australia

1872
Bernhardt Holtermann finds the largest gold nugget ever, the Holtermann nugget

1885
Gold finds in Western Australia starts the hunt for gold there

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