Victorian Goldrush

1. Castlemaine

1.1. Castlemaine diggings - 1000 ounces

1.2. Theatre Royal

1.3. Mt. Alexander rush lasted 4 years

2. 1850 - 1860

2.1. 300,000 found England and Wales

2.2. 84,000 from Ireland

2.3. 100,000 from Scotland

3. By the end of 1852, 90,000 newcomers had come to Castlemaine, Bendigo and Ballarat

4. Over 113,398kg was found in the gold rush = $4 Billion

5. Why is gold so special?

6. Ballarat

6.1. Eureka

7. Bendigo

7.1. Had to dig instead of panning

7.2. 9 Billion dollars of gold was found making it the 7th richest in the world

7.3. Chinese influence

8. Maldon