Aussie Gold History From The Aussie Gold Prospector
Australian Gold: The Rushes to Riches Exhibition
A Virtual Museum presented by Sovereign Hill, the Australian National Maritime Museum, the University of Ballarat and the State Library of New South Wales.
Built On Gold
The story of the journey of Victorian gold, from the diggings, as it passed through the hands of the gold buyers, escort troopers and on some occasions, bushrangers until it eventually left the colony bound for the northern hemisphere. A permanent exhibition housed at the Gold Treasury Museum, Melbourne
Cadia Hill Gold Mine, Orange, NSW
From the NSW Minerals Council
Chinese and Lambing Flat
From Australian Gold: The Rushes to Riches Exhibition
Chinese on the Goldfield
From the Chinese Museum, Melbourne
Eureka! Journals of a gold rush!!
WebQuest for 5th Grade (Queensland Social Studies Unit). Designed by Jonathan Clark
Eureka Stockade
From the State Library of Victoria
Gold
An extensive site exploring the impact of the gold rush on Australia. Major topics include the Discovery of gold; Life on the diggings; and Immigration and Population, with more topics to be added later. A Victorian Cultural Collaboration project
Gold
A links list from Educate, the Central coast network, N.S.W.
Gold 150
Celebrating 150 years of Australian gold-rush history. Includes images and documents. Maintained at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Gold - the biggest and the best
The site includes worksheets for downloading. From History Hill - the story of Hill End
Gold Downunder
Includes the properties of gold; gold in Austrlia; how is gold used; how does gold form; what is gold worth; and are you worth your weight in gold. From Minerals Downunder by Geoscience Australia
Gold! Gold! Gold! A unit of work from Bateman's Bay District Country Areas Program
Gold Knowledge World Gold Council
Golden Dragon Museum Bendigo, Victoria
Golden Threads
Chinese in regional NSW 1850-1950. From Australian Museums and Galleries On Line
History of the Perth Mint
which played a central role in the development of Western Australia's gold industry
How did the discovery of gold effect the development of Australia?
An Integrated H.S.I.E. Teaching / Learning Unit from Argot Library
How the Gold was discovered From Australian Native Gold
Life on the Goldfields
Includes paintings, postcards, books, maps, theatre posters and diaries which illustrate the journey to the diggings, life under canvas, making new "chums" and entertainment on the goldfields, as well as mining techniques and the impact on the land. A Virtual Exhibition from the State Library of Victoria
Life on the Goldfields Sovereign Hill Education Service
Mining Aboriginal lands
From Gold, a Victorian Cultural Collaboration project
Old Mogo Town
A 1850's Gold Rush Theme Park on the South Coast of NSW Australia. Includes information about mining methods, some questions, suggested projects and a worksheet to download
Opportunities for Aborigines
From Gold, a Victorian Cultural Collaboration project
Prophet Gold Mine
Contains information about gold and gold mining in Kilkivan, Queensland
Sovereign Hill
Includes How It All Began; Grab The Facts; and a Virtual Tour of the outdoor goldrush museum in Ballarat, Victoria
