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Gold Fever!

An essay on Life on Diggings 1851 ~ 1855.



Shipping Information from the Australian National Maritime Museum!

Information from the ANMM on shipping during the gold-rush Period.



The Bibliography

A bibliography of gold-rushes from all over the world.



Australian Rushes
Map of Australia showing the different states. Please click on a state to see the sites where gold-rushes took place.
This map is © Copyright.
Copyright for Australian Bureau of Statistics data resides with the Commonwealth of Australia.
Used with permission.


Relevant Sites

Australia

Australian National Maritime Museum.

Sovereign Hill Educational Services.

U.S.A

Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, California.

Links to - National Gold-Panning Championships
         - Sesquicentenary of California Gold-Rush
           and Statehood
Recreational Gold-Prospecting.
Mining History Network.

Links to Australian Mining History Association.

Prospecting Page.
Gold-Prospecting Page.
Gold-Rush Fever.
Links to - 1936 Mining claim map.
         - Information on how to file a claim (California).


[Gold 150] [Museum] [Magazine] [UOB Page]

Project Coordinator UOB - Heather Mays [E-Mail : hjm@mfs1.ballarat.edu.au]
Australian National Maritime Museum - Paul Hundley [E-Mail : paulh@anmm.gov.au]
Sovereign Hill - Peter Hoban [E-Mail : sovhill2@fs3.ballarat.edu.au]
Queries ? Please contact Thoshan Ruberu [E-Mail : tar@mfs1.ballarat.edu.au]