BALLARAT, Vic - The Southern Cross flag adapted by rebellious gold miners at Ballarat in 1854. Source: (AAP Image/Ballarat Tourism) Aunty Marlene Gilson says her people looked after some of the ...

Luke Phillips, who runs the popular YouTube channel Dig It Detecting, was out hunting for gold in the Ballarat bush in May when he came across an old miner's hole dating back more than 150 years ...

After years of protests over the heavy-handed policing of gold-mining licences ... "The first time the flag was hoisted in Ballarat on November 29, 1854 … Raffaello Carboni, an Italian who ...