subject: The Australian Gold Rush [print this page] Gold rush means a period in history when mine workers in general decided to move to places were gold was believed to be. During the 19'th century people on continents like USA or Australia dreamed about getting rich from finding gold. They did everything possible to follow their quest, quest that was named the gold rush. One of the biggest was known to be in Australia.
This phenomenon begun in California, but many were disappointed by the fact that they didn't manage to become as rich as they wished and decided to move to other lands. This is a factor that contributed very much to the identity of Australia as a nation.
One of the best known story that tells how it all begun introduces a man named Hargraves. He and his family moved from the overexploited land of California, where luck failed to make him rich. He dag for gold there too, but he ended up in loosing almost all his money. That is why he decided to come to Australia, to a town near Bathurst. While looking for gold in a waterhole, called Lewes Pond Creek, he found traces of the auriferous mineral. Some say that he wasn't even the first to find gold in Australia, but stories like his drew the attention of others. Soon the colony of Victoria became a heaven for such 'diggers'.
The Victorian gold rush led to a boom in the Australian economy, lots of investors going there. Railways were developed, telegraph lines were constructed, and everything was almost perfect until the mineral attracted to many immigrants. Authorities had to do something, and they decided to force the miners to purchase a license to dig. Not only the economy of Victoria flourished, but also the economy of the other Australian British colonies. Later on they found gold in other regions too, but people realized soon that working in a mine was not that easy and most of the times it was very dangerous.
Being rich is something many people want, but in the past this was possible only if you were lucky enough to find something valuable while digging. Now you don't have to dig. Specialists in the field can help you buy gold bullion, and make a sure investment.
by: Jack Wogan.
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