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Unearth extraordinary stories of people who came to this country to try – but mostly fail – to make their fortune finding gold. What did ... via the interactive map. SBS gratefully ...
It receives just a fraction of the cash spent on drilling in Australia, but stats show Victoria punches above its weight in ...
Australia has not escaped the threat of increased tariffs on its exports to the U.S., but it does have one world-class industry which is reveling in commodity market confusion, gold. Rising ...
The gold rush was one of most defining periods in Australia's history. It brought wealth, democracy, social change, multiculturalism, and reshaped the environment. Ronan, an irish digger, explores ...
The Californian gold rush was in decline in the 1850s and had been known as the Old Gold Mountain, which led the Chinese to name the Australian gold rush, New Gold Mountain. This is how the series ...
From the middle of the 19th Century, Highlanders suffering from the impact of the potato famine were channelled towards Australia by the government. At the same time, a gold rush was drawing ...