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Did Germans mine in the Australian goldfields?
Yes they came
How did the men get their Letters on the goldfields?
Letters came into the goldfields with other supplies - usually on drays or sulkies being pulled by horses.
Was there education on the goldfields?
Initially, there were no facilities for education on the goldfields. This only came later, after small towns had sprung up around the diggings.
What did the Europeans face in the goldfields?
the europeans came for a new life for them an their families
Why did the people come to the goldfields?
They came to find gold or sell products.
What were the three main routes to get to the goldfields of California?
Three ways in which people would get to the goldfields were walking, horseback or horse and cart.
How come the bushrangers came to the goldfields?
To cream off the loot which they could intercept.
How did they get to the goldfields?
From overseas, they came by sailing ships. They then went on, like the locals, by animal transport or walking.
Where were the gold rush people come from?
People came to the goldfields in Ballarat for the same reason they went to any goldfields, which was in the hope of finding their fortune in gold. The Ballarat goldfields were among the richest in Australia at the time.
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.
What was the main place of origin of most of the miners who came to Australia for the gold rush?
Most of the miners were simply Australian. A great number of Chinese also came to the goldfields.
Who went to the goldfields?
People from other countries came to Australia in their thousands to participate in the gold rush. Enormous numbers of immigrants, especially Chinese, came, while the gold also attracted immigrants from many other European countries and the Americas as well.In Australia itself, people from all walks of life came to the goldfields. Many men who worked on the farms, sheep and cattle stations simply downed their tools and left. Workers, owners, roustabouts, stockmen, jackaroos - they left their jobs for the lure of the goldfields. In the cities, business owners, tradespeople and common labourers all left their workplaces to try their luck on the goldfields.
