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Topic : Way of life

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Chapter 1 : Life on the goldfields

Home for the diggers was usually a canvas tent or a rough hut
Diggers would use any materials they could get for building
Swapping and barter were common practices on the goldfields
Many small businesses were established on the goldfields
Religion formed a large part of many people's daily lives
Alcohol abuse became increasingly common

Chapter 2 : Women on the goldfields

Women often had a very harsh life on the goldfields
The goldfields were not considered an appropriate place for respectable ladies
Some women saw the goldfields as an opportunity for enterprise
Childbirth was a dangerous process for women on the goldfields
Some women achieved fame on the goldfields as entertainers
Lola Montez was a famous exotic dancer and entertainer of the era

Chapter 3 : Chinese diggers

Most Chinese miners were sent to Australia by wealthy merchants to find gold
The Chinese had travelled a long way on foot to reach the goldfields
The Chinese were greeted with fear and suspicion by the European miners
Chinese cultural practices clashed with European ideas of what was `normal`
Europeans resented the Chinese miners` success at finding gold
Many Chinese miners were killed in the Lambing Flat riots of 1861

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