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Miners from the town of Ballarat, Victoria, began to disagree with the way the colonial government administered the goldfields. In November 1854, they decided to protest and built a stockade at the Eureka diggings. This event is known as...
 
Both are correct
 
Eureka Rebellion
 
Eureka Stockade
The gold rush brought an influx of _________ to Australia.
 
migrants
 
tourists
 
thieves
 
convicts
The biggest single mass of gold (92.5kg) was found in ________.
 
NSW
 
VIC
 
TAS
 
SA
Miners were required to apply for a ________ before searching for gold.
permit or license
By the end of 1850's, Victoria was responsible for over ________ of the world’s gold findings.
 
a third
 
a fourth
 
a fifth
 
a half
The Victorian gold rush dwarfed the rush in New South Wales.
 
True
 
False
The Aboriginal people were given half of all the gold that was found during the gold rush.
 
False
 
True
How did the Hargraves' "discovery" change Australian culture?
 
People began to migrate to Australia, bringing new cultures
 
Everyone became rich
 
People began to migrate to other countries
 
It did nothing to Australian culture
Edward Hammond Hargraves assumed there was gold in Australia because...
 
the land seemed similar to that of California.
 
he had a dream one night that he found gold
 
a little bird told him
 
there are no earthquakes in Australia
Edward Hammond Hargraves shared his wealth with John Lister and the Tom Brothers.
 
False
 
True
What role was Edward Hammond Hargraves appointed to?
 
Crown Commissioner of the Goldfields
 
Duke of the Goldfields
 
King of the Goldfields
 
Grand Master of the Goldfields
For his discovery, what reward did Edward Hammond Hargraves receive?
 
£10,000
 
A plaque of appreciation
 
100 Good Ones
 
$500
Who were really the first to discover gold in Australia?
 
John Lister and the Tom Brothers
 
Chinese Immigrants
 
Ned Kelly
 
Governor Arthur Phillip
Who did the government believe to have discovered gold first?
 
Edward Hammond Hargraves
 
John Lister
 
The Tom Brothers
 
The Queen
In which state was gold first found in Australia?
 
New South Wales
 
Victoria
 
Queensland
 
Tasmania
In what year did the Australian Gold Rush begin?
 
1851
 
1852
 
1853
 
1854


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