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The first payable gold strike occurred at Ophir, not far from Bathurst, New South Wales in February 1851. This sparked off the very beginning of the gold rush which followed after the official announcement was made in May.

Less than three months later, in August 1851, Victoria had its first major gold strike near Bendigo and Ballarat. This is when the real goldrush started.

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