They came to find gold or sell products.
to look for employment opportunities
230'000 Cinese people to the California goldfields
There were around 20,000 diggers in the ballarat goldfields in 1852
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.
tents
they were panners
Three ways in which people would get to the goldfields were walking, horseback or horse and cart.
Two million people
They were people who drank beer or grogs
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.
To cream off the loot which they could intercept.