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...
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Rebellion
Both are correct
Edward Hammond Hargraves assumed there was gold in Australia because...
the land seemed similar to that of California.
a little bird told him
he had a dream one night that he found gold
there are no earthquakes in Australia
In what year did the Australian Gold Rush begin?
1851
1854
1853
1852
Miners were required to apply for a ________ before searching for gold.
permit or license
The Victorian gold rush dwarfed the rush in New South Wales.
True
False
Who were really the first to discover gold in Australia?
Governor Arthur Phillip
Chinese Immigrants
Ned Kelly
John Lister and the Tom Brothers
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
Who did the government believe to have discovered gold first?
Edward Hammond Hargraves
The Queen
John Lister
The Tom Brothers
Edward Hammond Hargraves shared his wealth with John Lister and the Tom Brothers.
False
True
For his discovery, what reward did Edward Hammond Hargraves receive?
100 Good Ones
$500
£10,000
A plaque of appreciation
In which state was gold first found in Australia?
Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania
By the end of 1850's, Victoria was responsible for over ________ of the world’s gold findings.
a fourth
a third
a half
a fifth
The Aboriginal people were given half of all the gold that was found during the gold rush.
True
False
The biggest single mass of gold (92.5kg) was found in ________.
NSW
VIC
SA
TAS
What role was Edward Hammond Hargraves appointed to?
Grand Master of the Goldfields
King of the Goldfields
Crown Commissioner of the Goldfields
Duke of the Goldfields
The gold rush brought an influx of _________ to Australia.
tourists
convicts
thieves
migrants
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