Australian Gold Rushes in Victoria and New South Wales (1851-1870)

1. Gold proclaimed at Ophir, New South Wales

   May 22, 1851Labels: Ophir, Edward Hargraves, New South

   • State Library NSW
   • Ophir NSW

2. Esmond’s Clunes find sparks Victoria rush

   Jul 1, 1851Labels: Clunes, James Esmond, Victoria

   • Britannica
   • James Esmond

3. Castlemaine (Mount Alexander) discovery expands diggings

   Jul 20, 1851Labels: Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Specimen Gully

   • Castlemaine
   • Britannica

4. Ballarat discovery begins a major Victorian goldfield

   Aug 21, 1851Labels: Ballarat, Victorian goldfield, Ballarat diggings

   • Britannica
   • Resources Victoria

5. Victorian miner’s licence introduced at 30 shillings

   Sep 1, 1851Labels: Miner's licence, Victoria government, Licence policing

   • State Library Vic

6. Bendigo gold officially discovered on Bendigo Creek

   Oct 1, 1851Labels: Bendigo, Bendigo Creek, Victorian field

   • Bendigo city
   • Resources Victoria

7. Eureka Stockade battle at Ballarat

   Dec 3, 1854Labels: Eureka Stockade, Ballarat miners, Colonial troops

   • Eureka battle
   • Ballarat Genealogy

8. Eureka high-treason trials end in acquittals

   Mar 27, 1855Labels: Eureka trials, High treason, Eureka leaders

   • Treason trials

9. Victoria adopts secret ballot for parliamentary elections

   Mar 19, 1856Labels: Secret ballot, Victoria Parliament, Electoral reform

   • MOAD timeline
   • Electoral Act 1856

10. Lambing Flat riots intensify anti-Chinese conflict

    Dec 12, 1860Labels: Lambing Flat, Burrangong, Anti-Chinese riots

    • Britannica

11. New South Wales passes Chinese Immigration Act

    Nov 1, 1861Labels: Chinese Immigration, New South, Immigration law

    • Britannica

12. ‘Welcome Stranger’ nugget found near Dunolly

    Feb 5, 1869Labels: Welcome Stranger, Dunolly, Deason &

    • Britannica
    • SciAm 1869

13. Gold found at Gulgong, signaling a new NSW phase

    Apr 14, 1870Labels: Gulgong, Red Hill, New South

    • Monument Aus
    • MGNSW