Australian Gold Rush

Who discovered the first gold in Australia?

• Paul Strezlecki
• William Smith

•  The Toms brothers
• Edward Hargraves

In what year did Australia's gold rush begin?

• 1851
• 1852
• 1853
• 1854

List three jobs that the workers were needed for in 1850s Australia?

• Fishing, teaching, banking
• Cooking, cleaning, gardening
• Writing, painting, singing
• Mining, farming, construction

Which immigrants did the Victorian Government tax most highly during the gold rush?

• American
• English
• Chinese
• Irish

Why did many European miners dislike the Chinese miners?

• They looked different, dressed differently used different mining techniques and followed different customs
• The Europeans feared the Chinese would take their jobs
• If they found gold, the Chinese took it home to China, instead of investing their gold in Australia 
• All of the above

Where did the Eureka Stockade take place? 

• Bendigo
• Ballarat
• Brisbane
• Bathurst

Which of the following was a significant consequence of British colonisation on Indigenous Australian populations?

• Rapid technological advancement

• Increased cultural diversity

• Large-scale loss of land and culture

• Immediate political independence

Gold that washes up in creek and river beds is called _______ gold

• Wet

• Panned

• Surface

• Alluvial

There was also anger towards the authorities, who forced the diggers to pay for _______​

​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Food
• Mining Equipment
• Access to fresh water
• Mining Licenses

In 1854 unrest led to a dramatic confrontation at the ……………………………. goldmine near Ballarat.​

• Sydney

• Mt Isa

• Eureka

• Ballarat