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The goldrushes helped bring improvements in transportation in Australia.
The famous "Cobb and Co Coaches" ran successfully for half a century, thanks to the goldrush. Cobb & Co was a passenger and goods transport company which operated from 1853. It had an extensive network of travel routes throughout Victoria and New South Wales (beginning initially on the Victorian goldfields), and even southern Queensland. The company imported specially sprung coaches that could handle Australia's rough roads, and horses were changed at stations along the route.
Steam trains were developed from the 1850s onwards, so railways also began to be built and opened as demand for reliable transportation increased. Train lines were built, linking the major centres, and roadways were improved. Horse-drawn trams were initially used in some areas, until steam-driven and electric trams were brought in during the late 1800s.
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Did the first gold found in Australia affect anything?
It started a gold rush.
What is surfside buslines?
Surfside Buslines is the operator of public transport on the Gold Coast in Australia.
How did the arrival of diggers searching for gold during the gold rush in Australia affect the indigenous people?
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Did the Gold Rush have any affect on the people living near it?
The gold rush did have an a affect to the people living near it also it ha an affect to he aboriginals who were living at Australia at the time.
Why was Melbourne Docklands built?
To allow the demand of goods to melbourne and to transport people to Australia for the gold rush
What kind of transport did they use during the gold rush in Australia?
The gold rush in Australia brought about the development of faster and better forms of transport. Horse-drawn coachlines became more popular. These specially-sprung coaches were developed to suit the rough tracks to and from the gold diggings. Within a few years of the first gold strikes, railways were being built as well, extending between the major centres and to the goldfields.
What transport did people that immigrated to Australia in the gold rush time arrive in?
People who immigrated to Australia during the goldrushes had only one choice of transport: ship. Australia is a continent entirely surrounded by water. Once they were in Australia, they had the options of walking (the most common method), horse, bullock train or horse and carriage (sulky or dray).
When was Transport Workers Union of Australia created?
Transport Workers Union of Australia was created in 1906.
What state in Australia is most gold found?
Western Australia is the state where most of Australia's gold is currently found. It has about half of Australia's working gold mines.
Where is MOST gold found in Australia?
Western Australia has about half of Australia's working gold mines.
Where was gold found in Australia in 1892?
In 1892, gold was found at Coolgardie, Western Australia, sparking off the gold rush in Western Australia.
Is gold mined in Australia?
Australia is one of the world's major gold producers. For information on working gold mines in Australia, see the related questions.
