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They wernt to keen on diging for gold it was easier for them to steal it. ---- Gold nuggets were transported by coach to the cities along narrow and/or rough tracks. Even though coaches carrying gold had Trooper escorts, it was very easy to ambush the coaches around a corner, or by blocking the track with a fallen tree or log. As the above answer suggests, it was a lot easier for bushrangers to steal the gold than to dig for it. Gold prospecting was very hard work.
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Aussie songs from the Australian gold rush?
There are no obvious songs from the Australian goldrush. Most themes centred around convicts, bushrangers, swagmen, drovers and stockmen. Perhaps the closest one could get is "Streets of Forbes" which is about the death of bushranger Ben Hall in 1865. This was during the goldrush years.
How did the troopers treat the bushrangers during the Gold Rush in Australia between 1849 and 1853?
As would be expected, thy ran them down and shot and arrested them.
Are there different types of bushrangers?
Yes, there were different types of bushrangers. The first group were the convict bolters, who were the escaped convicts who stole in order to survive. The most famous of these was John 'Black' Caesar. Then there were the 'wild colonial boys', the bushrangers before the gold rush, and who were often bd out in the bush, some of free settlers. 'Bold' Jack Donohoe epitomised these bushrangers. After 1851, there were the Goldrush bushrangers, which included Australia's most famous bushrangers, such as Ned Kelly, Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall and Thunderbolt.
Why the Gold Rush was important to the expansion of the U.S.?
The Gold rush attracted people from all over the world to California. Many of these people never became rich from gold mining, but stayed to become a part of California.
What town in Australia become important in the first gold rush?
Bathurst, in New South Wales, was the first town to become important in Australia's gold rush. Ballarat and Bendigo, in Victoria, gained considerable importance in the second wave of the gold rush.
Who are the people that were in the gold rush?
They were primarily people of the eastern US going to the western frontier to become rich in gold rush claims.
Who was president during the beginning of the gold rush?
what country ??? there were many "gold rush's " in the world ...
Why did the area of the gold rush become so famous?
because gold is valuable in the market
How many family members in the gold rush?
There are about 7 people per family in the gold rush.
What year did the gold rush become a part of Candain history?
1777
Which event brought many people to California in the year 1849?
The gold rush of 1849
How many gold mines?
It is unknown how many actual gold mines there are or where. There where many gold mines during the gold rush and after.
