Unit : Gold and mining

Topic: What is gold?

Activity List

Chapter: Gold deposits

Chapter: Importance of gold to different cultures over time

Chapter: Gold in myth and legend

Chapter: Early mining methods

Chapter: Australian gold rush timeline

Chapter: Edward Hargraves

Chapter: Discovering gold in Australia

Chapter: Gold by State

Chapter: Government policy and infrastructure

Chapter: One people's discovery, another people's loss - the effect on Aboriginal people

Chapter: Bushrangers and the Convicts' Prevention Act

Chapter: Life on the goldfields

Chapter: Women on the goldfields

Chapter: Chinese diggers

Chapter: Difficulties faced by migrants and the lasting impact on Australia

Chapter: People's roles, rights and democracy

Chapter: The Eureka Stockade

Chapter: James McBrien, Caroline Chisholm and Ned Kelly

Chapter: Success of early mining methods

Chapter: Australian mining

Chapter: Mining today: open-cut and underground mining

Chapter: Dangers: people

Chapter: Environment 1: dangers

Chapter: Environment 2: preparing an EMOS