Victorian Australian Gold Rushes (1851–1865)

1. Gold found at Ophir sparks Australian rushes

   Feb 1, 1851Labels: Edward Hargraves, Ophir NSW

   • ADB Hargraves
   • Gold rushes

2. Victoria becomes a separate colony

   Jul 1, 1851Labels: Colony of, Melbourne

   • Victoria state
   • 1851 Australia

3. Specimen Gully find triggers Mount Alexander rush

   Jul 20, 1851Labels: Specimen Gully, Mount Alexander

   • Victorian rush

4. Hiscock’s Buninyong discovery expands Victorian mining

   Aug 8, 1851Labels: Thomas Hiscock, Buninyong

   • Gold rushes
   • Victorian rush

5. Ballarat gold discovery starts a major rush

   Aug 21, 1851Labels: Ballarat, Ballarat goldfield

   • Gold rushes
   • Resources Vic

6. Bendigo gold discovery opens another key field

   Oct 1, 1851Labels: Bendigo, Bendigo Creek

   • Bendigo Creek
   • Resources Vic

7. Gold escorts move bullion to Melbourne for export

   Jan 1, 1852Labels: Gold escorts, Melbourne Treasury

   • SLV Ergo
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8. Victoria supplies most of world gold output

   Jan 1, 1852Labels: Victoria gold, Melbourne port

   • SLV Ergo
   • SLV Ergo

9. Chinese immigration restrictions introduced in Victoria

   Jun 1, 1853Labels: Chinese miners, Victorian legislation

   • ABS Year Book
   • Victorian rush

10. Ballarat Reform League formed to demand change

    Nov 11, 1854Labels: Ballarat Reform, Bakery Hill

    • BRL
    • Eureka timeline

11. Eureka Stockade battle forces political response

    Dec 3, 1854Labels: Eureka Stockade, Ballarat garrison

    • Eureka battle
    • Eureka Rebellion

12. Miner’s Right introduced, replacing the licence

    Jan 1, 1855Labels: Miner's Right, mining reform

    • Miner s Right
    • Eureka Rebellion

13. Gold Fields Commission report recommends reforms

    Mar 29, 1855Labels: Gold Fields, Inquiry 1855

    • Commission extract

14. Population boom transforms Victoria’s economy and trade

    Apr 1, 1861Labels: Victorian population, Melbourne economy

    • 1861 Census
    • Victorian rush

15. Rush era closes as easy alluvial gold declines

    Dec 31, 1865Labels: Alluvial decline, gold transition

    • Victorian rush
    • Resources Vic