It receives just a fraction of the cash spent on drilling in Australia, but stats show Victoria punches above its weight in ...

Lessons from Australia's gold rush The discovery of gold in Victoria caused Melbourne's population to explode. In 1851, Melbourne's population was 77,000. Within a decade, that figure had more ...

Unearth extraordinary stories of people who came to this country to try – but mostly fail – to make their fortune finding gold. What did ... via the interactive map. SBS gratefully ...

Stories about Chinese miners during Australia ... Museum in Bendigo, Victoria, there were only around 140 Chinese people living in the state two years before the gold rush.

"It probably is an unprecedented gold boom." Australia has one of the largest underground gold reserves in the world. Australia's "gold capital" celebrates the metal hitting $5,000 an ounce for ...

but stats show Victoria punches above its weight in gold discoveries. The Australian Gold Rush kicked off in 1851 in Victoria and while the bulk of Australia’s gold production now comes from ...

History shows us Australia has previously gone through ... Three such examples still exist today in South Melbourne. Gold Rush Victoria reminds us of the importance of nimble government ...

The discovery of gold in Victoria caused Melbourne ... Instead, during the Gold Rush and post-World War II eras, Australian governments assisted individuals to adapt and innovate to new ...