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How many diggers were on the ballarat goldfields in 1854 and what countries did they come from?
There were around 20,000 diggers in the ballarat goldfields in 1852
What did they sleep on at the goldfields?
At the Goldfields the diggers slept in tents.
How did the diggers get their equipment to the goldfields?
Most diggers did not take much equipment. They may have taken basic picks and pans, and would have just carried them, either on horsebank or Shanks's pony (walking). Some diggers did not carry their equipment to the goldfields. They waited until they arrived, and then paid exorbitant prices at the goldfields for the items they needed.
How did the diggers reach the gold fields in Victoria?
In order to get to the Victorian goldfields, the diggers could walk, or travel by horseback, or bring a horse and sulky or dray.
What are diggers?
Diggers originally referred to the men who dug for gold on the Australian goldfields. Later it came to mean the Australians who fought in the wars, because they still had to dig trenches.
Why were the Chinese not liked on the goldfields in Australia?
They moved in on mining areas which the local diggers thought should be theirs alone.
When was mining ceased in the Bathurst Goldfields?
The Bathurst goldfields continued successfully for many years, in increasingly outlying areas (e.g. Hill End, Sofala), but there were fewer diggers there because of the lure of the rich Bendigo and Ballarat goldfields in the south. The goldfields in Bathurst were still going strong in the mid 1870s.
Where did the food come from on the goldfields?
Food that the diggers did not shoot for themselves (such as rabbits and kangaroos) came from the bigger cities. This is why it was so expensive. The small shop owners on the goldfields were in a position to buy in bulk and then charge extreme prices for their goods.
Why did the gold diggers have to have licence?
because the government wanted to get rich
Was the Eureka Stockade battle a between police and miners?
In essence, the Eureka Stockade was a rebellion which led to a revolution in how the diggers were represented in government.The Eureka Stockade was not a riot because there is no evidence that the diggers who fortified themselve in the stockade were unruly.In more ways, it was a revolution, because it caused the government to take notice of the conditions on the goldfields, and it led to the birth of democratic representation in Australia.
Why do diggers dig things up?
Because that is what they were made for.
Was the Eureka Stockade was a battle between police and politicians?
No, not at all. The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the soldiers and the Australian gold miners (diggers). It occurred on the goldfields outside Ballarat in December 1854.
