Gold Rush Impact on Australia

What was the Australian Gold Rush about, besides finding gold?

• Exploration, politics, and the birth of a nation

• Farming, fishing, and building new homes

• Trading goods and making new friends

• Discovering new types of animals

Who first discovered gold particles in the Blue Mountains in 1841?

• Edward Hargraves

• Governor George Gipps

• Reverend William Branwhite Clarke

• William Tipple Smith

Why did Governor George Gipps discourage publicizing early gold discoveries?

• He wanted to keep all the gold for himself

• He feared unrest among the convicts

• He thought gold was not valuable

• He wanted to protect the environment

Who discovered the first payable gold in Australia in 1848?

• Edward Hargraves

• Reverend William Branwhite Clarke

• Governor Charles FitzRoy

• William Tipple Smith

What happened to New South Wales when many workers left for the California Gold Rush?

• Its economy grew stronger

• It became a major trading hub

• Its economy suffered

• It discovered new resources

What action did Governor Charles FitzRoy take to help Australia's economy after many workers left?

• He closed all the mines

• He asked other countries for help

• He issued a call for gold discovery

• He started new farms

Who was the respected geologist appointed by Governor FitzRoy in 1849 to hunt for gold?

• Edward Hargraves

• William Tipple Smith

• Samuel Stutchbury

• Reverend William Branwhite Clarke

In what year did Edward Hargraves officially strike gold near Orange, leading to a major gold rush?

• 1841

• 1848

• 1849

• 1851

Who discovered the first payable gold near Bathurst, even though it went largely unnoticed at first?

• Hargraves

• William Tipple Smith

• Other miners

• The colonial government

After the initial gold discovery in New South Wales, where did miners uncover even richer goldfields?

• Queensland

• South Australia

• Victoria

• Western Australia