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Gold fever in Australia began with the first official discovery of gold in 1851.
Australia's first gold field was the one where the first payable gold was discovered in 1851 - that is Ophir, at Summerhill Creek, near Bathurst in NSW.
As the Gold Rush started in Australia, instantly - 1851
It was introduced to Australia because the English found gold and people wanted to strike gold so that they could become rich.
Although there were minor reports of gold earlier, the first official, reported discovery of gold in South Australia was in January 1846, near Castambul.
The first woman in Australia to win an Olympic gold medal was Sarah 'Fanny' Durack. A swimmer, she won Gold in the 100m freestyle in Stockholm in 1912.
It started a gold rush.
Kalgoorlie is a major gold-mining centre, the largest in Australia.
Australia's first payable gold was officially discovered in Australia in May 1851.
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The first payable gold strike in Australia is credited to Edward Hargraves (who actually enlisted the help of the Lister brothers).