to find gold for them selves athough the miners had a one in 50 chance of finding gold.The miners had more chance of dieing from bad air in the mines, being murdered or starving then finding gold.
The most common method for people to get to the goldfields was by walking. Horseback and coachline were two other common methods.
The most common method for people to get to the goldfields was by walking. Horseback and coachline were two other common methods.
Three ways in which people would get to the goldfields were walking, horseback or horse and cart.
Mostly Chinese Immigrants and Americans....
230'000 Cinese people to the California goldfields
Most people did not find a lot of riches in the gold fields. Mining companies had a better chance of getting rich in the goldfields.
People travelled to the goldfields via any method they could. Most commonly, they walked. Some rode horses or took a horse and dray, and later on, regular coach services operated between the goldfields and major centres.
tents
The two most popular goldfields in Western Australia were Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie.
they were panners
Most of the early goldfields were either in central Victoria or central New South Wales.
Two million people