Life
on the Goldfields
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/exhibitions/goldfields/
A virtual exhibition of life
for diggers on Victoria's goldfields in the 1850s. Life on the Goldfields.
Material from
the Library's collection illustrates
life on the goldfields. Provides information about the Eureka Stockade.
Life
on the goldfields Virtual Exhibition State Library of Victoria
Sport
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/exhibitions/goldfields/entertai/sport.htm
Sovereign
Hill Education - Life on the Goldfields
http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/education/notes_sec_life_print.shtml
Ballarat
Fine Art Gallery Education Service (BFAG),
The BFAG programs cater for
students across the curriculum, from Prep. to VCE. Special programs and
‘hands-on’ workshops are offered in conjunction with temporary exhibitions.
Ongoing programs relate to the permanent collection of Australian works
from colonial times to the present. Programs relating to SOSE include:
• Life with the Lindsays, Victorian life incorporating role-plays, arts
and entertainment • Gender, Society and the Arts • Ballarat Goldfield history
and Eureka Other themes are available. Contact the Education Officer for
bookings and price lists.
Chinese
Museum
Chinese Australian history,
gold discoveries, racism, map of Chinatown in Melbourne. Exhibits, events,
hours.
Sovereign
Hill Education Service
Sovereign Hill model diggings
- recreation of the gold rush days in Ballarat. Australia - history - gold
discoveries
Welcome
to Sovereign Hill
Image resource for Victorian
Goldfields and Gold Towns. Visit Sovereign Hill, Ballarat and relive the
goldrush days and the history and excitement of the era.
Cradles,
Puddles & Pans
Bendigo Goldfields of the
1850's. Topics include: discovery, mining methods and effects of the discovery.
Chamber
of Minerals & Metals of Western Australia
Commodities fact sheets. Mining,
processing, properties of metals. Includes aluminium, coal, cobalt, copper,
diamonds, gold, iron ore, lead, lithium, manganese, mineral sands, nickel,
palladium, petroleum, platinum, salt, silver, tantalum, tin, uranium, zinc.
Perth
Mint
Various headings . Other pages
on the same site take you to Gold - the story of civilisation, Eureka -
A triumph for the diggers, Major gold nugget finds in Australia,
From ore to pour, Gold refining
Goldrush
Technology 1850s - 1990s
Australian Geological Survey
Organisation Photos and information about the techniques for mining gold
in Australia - past and present
Sovereign
Hill Education Service
http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/education/notes_sec_mining.shtml
Aussie
Gold Prospecting Page
http://www.uq.net.au/~zzdvande/index.html
Information not only on history,
but on gold prospecting today.
Gold
Downunder
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals/goldfact.html
The
Eureka Stockade
Includes The Diggers Take
the Oath, Inside the Stockade, Report on the Battle, Military Man Puts
His View, Fatality List, The Eureka Flag, Discipline is the Supreme Law
in War, History of Ballarat, A Little Terrier, Vern, the Ballaarat rebel,
The mines at Ballarat, Serious out break atBallaarat, Riot at Ballarat
- movements of the Military, Our Geelong correspondent on the fatal situation,
By express - fatal collision at Ballarat, Editorial comment on the state
of affairs at Ballarat, Hotham declares martial law at Ballarat, Diggers
meet at Bakery Hill
Claims of false imprisonment,
Protecting Melbourne against upheaval in Ballarat, Strange occurrence,
A petition to abolish the license system, Latest from Ballarat more violent
outbreaks, etc.
The
Eureka Stockade — Timeline
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/educate/publications/eureka/time.htm
The
1853 Bendigo Goldfields Petition: Historical Context Virtual Exhibition
State Library of Victoria
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/exhibitions/goldfields/petition/p_hist.htm
Gold
Rush Sesquicentennial
http://www.sesquicentennial.com/
Gold Rush Sesquicentennial.
This comprehensive site outlines the gold rush in Caifornia. An interesting
site for comparing with the life on the Victorian goldfields. This site
includes extensive information on Gold Rush era people, places, and events,
with profiles of California's pioneers. Also includes information about
visiting Gold Rush historic sites, a Gold Rush quiz, and links to California's
historical societies for more information. S: California - gold discoveries
Links
maintained by Dianne Ruffles
Last
updated 15/3/02