Your Shortcut to... The Australian Gold Rush

This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to the Australian Gold Rush! The call of gold beckons us to find out WHEN the Australian Gold Rush took place, WHO joined the hunt for gold, and WHAT lasting effects the Gold Rush had on the nation of Australia. So, fellow explorers, grab your maps and your gold pans, because here we go!

Classroom Resources

LINKS

Gold - Australian Government Geoscience: https://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals-energy/australian-mineral-facts/gold

Victorian goldfields for kids: https://www.nma.gov.au/learn/kspace/victorian-goldfields-1854/kids

Eureka stockade: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/eureka-stockade

Gold diggers - Resources Victoria: https://resources.vic.gov.au/geology-exploration/minerals/metals/gold/gold-mining-in-victoria/gold-diggers#:~:text=A%20diggers'%20toolkit%20included%20a,exhausted%20diggers%20leaving%20the%20goldfields.

Chinese on the goldfields: https://mhnsw.au/stories/general/chinese-goldfields/

For the full episode transcript, click here.