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The discovery of gold was officially announced as having occurred at Ophir, not far from Bathurst, New South Wales, in May 1851. This was a tentative start to the goldrush.

Less than three months later, on 9 August 1851, Victoria had its first gold strike at Sovereign Hill near Ballarat. This really sparked the start of the goldrush in Australia.

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