Bendigo saw a tremendous increase in population, for a start. People came to the town from all over Australia, and indeed from all over the world, to look for gold. New businesses were also started up to service the needs of the diggers. Because of the increase in population coming to and going from the goldfields at Bendigo, it brought an immediate need for faster and better forms of transport. This caused the commencement of the Cobb & Co coachline, a company that imported specially sprung coaches that could handle Australia's rough roads and rocky tracks. Cobb & Co's first run in September 1854 departed Melbourne for the Forest Creek diggings (now Castlemaine) and Bendigo. The network of routes was quickly expanded, while Cobb & Co's reputation for speed and reliable service soon saw it being used for mail delivery and gold escort as well.
The Bendigo gold discoveries which started the goldrush were made late in 1851.
Gold was found in the Bendigo region in the latter half of 1851, leading to the goldrush in that area.
Bendigo and Ballarat are both inland cities of Australia, and they are both famous for their wealth during the goldrush days.
The biggest goldrush in Australia occurred in the Bendigo region of central Victoria. This encompassed the region that is referred to as the "Golden Triangle".
During the Goldrush in 1853
The Ballarat Gold Rush began on 9 August 1851, when Victoria had its first gold strike at Sovereign Hill near Ballarat. Although the Ballarat fields were rich, the real goldrush began when gold was discovered at Mt Alexander, 60km northeast of Ballarat, and close to the town of Bendigo. Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemeaine all form part of the "golden triangle" of Victoria, as their gold strikes were all within a short time of each other.
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From Bendigo to Castlemaine is a distance of 39km.
From Bendigo to Ballarat by road is a distance of 117km.
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Miners moved in from Europe and the Americas.
The was only one way for anyone in any other country to travel to Australia during the goldrush, and that was by boat. Being an island continent, there was no other method of transportation by which to cross the water.