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Year 8 WA
Topic : Impact and effects of discovering gold
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Chapter 1 :
Government policy and infrastructure
The discovery of gold brought vast changes to Australia
Prior to Federation, the States were self-regulated and self-governed
Population growth and creation of mining communities led to call for legislative representation
The marked improvements in working conditions led to the creation of the first 'middle-class'
The need for legislative control led to each colony forming a mini-government in the 1850s
Australia became a united nation on 1 January 1901
Chapter 2 :
One people's discovery, another people's loss - the effect on Aboriginal people
The gold rush proved to be a second wave of dispossession for the Aboriginal people
The destruction of their environment was a major cause of grief for the Aboriginals
Alcohol caused severe social and health problems for the Aboriginals
European diseases decimated Aboriginal tribes
Aboriginals were sometimes employed as native officers
Some were employed as guides, creating the tradition of the 'black tracker'
Chapter 3 :
Bushrangers and the Convicts' Prevention Act
The establishment of the goldfields brought a sharp increase in crime
Criminals from the bush had been known as bushrangers since the early 1800s
The first bushrangers were `bolters` or escapees from prisons and convict settlements
Attacks were brutal, often resulting in murder
Many bushrangers gained notoriety and were known in many areas of Australia
The Convicts Prevention Act was passed in Victoria in 1852
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