[{"content":"Introduction The Victorian gold rush began in 1851 when gold was discovered near Ballarat and Bendigo.\nImpact Thousands of diggers flooded into Victoria, transforming it from a quiet pastoral colony into one of the wealthiest places on earth.\nWalhalla Overview The small town of Walhalla became a major gold mining centre in the 1860s.\nFrom the archives1 . Written back in 2004. For the Aspect Computing staff newsletter, I think. Was originally \u0026lsquo;LM3 and Port Phillip non-Bay\u0026rsquo;. Science moves on and in the 20+ years since, some findings have changed. I have updated the body and included changed footnotes.\nHe was buried on his right-hand side. Hand clasping hand and not that far from Mildura. It was probably just how he wanted it too. An emotional ceremony within sight of his beloved warm, shallow lake. Home.\nThe discovery of gold in the 1850s started a series of rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. The first discoveries of payable gold were at Ophir in New South Wales and then at Ballarat and Bendigo Creek in Victoria.\nIn 1851 gold-seekers from around the world began pouring into the colonies, changing the course of Australian history. The gold rushes greatly expanded Australia’s population, boosted its economy, and led to the emergence of a new national identity.\nGold fever was dangerous — thousands died on the diggings. The first discoveries of payable gold were at Ophir in New South Wales and then at Ballarat and Bendigo Creek in Victoria. dog\nVisit Sovereign Hill in Ballarat to experience the gold rush firsthand. cat\nBushrangers were a serious threat on the roads to the goldfields. horse\nIt took a while to find this; it was inside an archive (.tar), which was inside another archive (.zip). All being part of the large back up of an old website of mine. Glad I kept it all!\u0026#160;\u0026#x21a9;\u0026#xfe0e;\n","permalink":"https://cfblog-5pt.pages.dev/posts/history/goldrush01/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"introduction\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Victorian gold rush began in \u003cstrong\u003e1851\u003c/strong\u003e when gold was discovered near Ballarat and Bendigo.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Bakery Hill\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/images/gold-rush_001_Bakery-Hill.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThousands of diggers flooded into Victoria, transforming it from a quiet pastoral colony into one of the wealthiest places on earth.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"walhalla\"\u003eWalhalla\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"overview\"\u003eOverview\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe small town of \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walhalla,_Victoria\"\u003eWalhalla\u003c/a\u003e became a \u003cmark\u003emajor\u003c/mark\u003e gold mining centre in the 1860s.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the archives\u003csup id=\"fnref:1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#fn:1\" class=\"footnote-ref\" role=\"doc-noteref\"\u003e1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e . Written back in \u003cstrong\u003e2004\u003c/strong\u003e. For the Aspect Computing staff newsletter, I think.  Was originally \u0026lsquo;LM3 and Port Phillip non-Bay\u0026rsquo;.   Science moves on and in the 20+ years since, some findings have changed. I have updated the body and included changed footnotes.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Victoria Gold Rush"}]