Australian Gold rush famous people were?

Answer 1

One famous person was Edward Hargraves. He was well known due to the fact that he was the first person to discover gold in Bathurst during the Australian gold rush.

Another person was Ned Kelly, the notorious bush ranger who stole and who also murdered people. Ned Kelly was not directly associated with the gold rush but was famous due to his brutal personality.

Peter Lalor was well known because he was a famous politician and he was also famous because he was one of the leaders for the miners during the Eureka Stockade.

There are more people than these, all you have to do is search famous people of the Australian gold rush.

Answer 2

Peter Lalor was a well know gold Miner/panner.

Edward Hargraves was know to be the first gold found in Australia recorded he was know to have traveled to California to take part in the gold rush but he found nothing and he realised that some of the gold fields there looked like some places in Australia (maquarie valley) so he set off to find gold with the help of John Lister and James Tom and claimed the reward of $5000 but after James Tom protested he only claimed $2381.

Answer 3

Edward Hargraves was a famous person from Australia's goldrush era. Hargraves is considered to be the one who first officially discovered payable gold in Australia, in 1851. Another significant figure was Peter Lalor, an Irish immigrant who joined the gold rush. Due to the deplorable conditions on the goldfields, and the lack of miners' rights and representation in government, Lalor was unofficially "elected" on 30 November 1854 to be a more militant leader and voice for the diggers. Lalor led the rebellion that later became known as the Eureka Stockade, and the birthplace of Australian democracy.

Answer 4

James McBrien was the first person to officially find gold in Australia. This began the era of the Australian gold rushes.