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Australia’s Gold Rush History

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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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