Miners History on the Gold fields
Below are resources you may use to help find out what life was like for the Miners during the Gold Rush. You may use books or the Internet in addition to the information below.
Information
On hearing news that there was gold to be found, thousands of people left their homes and headed for the gold fields of Australia.
The miners included Europeans, Americans, English and Irish and a large number of Chinese migrants.
The number of miners on the goldfields of NSW and Victoria increased rapidly throughout the 1850’s In the early years of the gold rush, NSW and Victoria were the gold mining centres. In March 1851, Victoria’s population was 80,000 (not including Aborigines). By 1854 the population tripled to 237,000 and by 1861 it had doubled again to 540,000. The New South Wales gold fields were poorer but the state’s population increased from 200,000 in 1851 to 357,000 in 1861.
In 1861 only 29% of the diggers on the gold fields were Australian born.
Reference: http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=49
The miners included Europeans, Americans, English and Irish and a large number of Chinese migrants.
The number of miners on the goldfields of NSW and Victoria increased rapidly throughout the 1850’s In the early years of the gold rush, NSW and Victoria were the gold mining centres. In March 1851, Victoria’s population was 80,000 (not including Aborigines). By 1854 the population tripled to 237,000 and by 1861 it had doubled again to 540,000. The New South Wales gold fields were poorer but the state’s population increased from 200,000 in 1851 to 357,000 in 1861.
In 1861 only 29% of the diggers on the gold fields were Australian born.
Reference: http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=49
Websites
You will find information about Miners people and the happenings of Gold Rush by following the below links:
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/goldrush/
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/marvellous/gold/index.asp
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/
http://www.upfromaustralia.com/sovhilgolrus.html
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.html?storyid=110
http://www.historyofaustraliaonline.com/Discovery_of_Gold_in_Australia.html (Timeline about events in the Gold Rush)
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/goldrush/
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/marvellous/gold/index.asp
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/
http://www.upfromaustralia.com/sovhilgolrus.html
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.html?storyid=110
http://www.historyofaustraliaonline.com/Discovery_of_Gold_in_Australia.html (Timeline about events in the Gold Rush)
Images
You will find images of Miners during the Gold Rush by viewing the below: