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The gold rush

The gold rush was a series of gold finds in Australia. The first find was near Bathurst in New South Wales. Thousands of people from all around the world came to Australia in hope of finding gold. The rush started in 1851 and ended in 1893. The last gold rush destination was in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Gold was found a few miles north of Ballarat and six weeks later there were more than 10 thousand people searching for gold. When gold had been found in Australia before the 1851 gold rush people would not believe it. In 1823 a convict near Bathurst was given 150 lashes with a whip as it was believed he must have stolen some gold he had found.

By Justin. C