Australia’s Gold Rush History

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  • Year 5
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
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Australia had its own Gold Rush from 1850's that ran until the last Gold Rush in Kalgoorlie in 1893. Discover how governments were wary of a convict uprising until 5,000 Australians departed for the California Gold Rush in 1849.

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  • The impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment (AC9HS5K02)

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