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Because that's where most gold was found
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When did bathurst gold rush start?
The goldrush in Bathurst, NSW started in May 1851.
When did the Bathurst Gold Rush start?
The first official discovery of payable gold near Bathurst, NSW, was made in 1851.
How long did the goldrush last in bathurst?
The Bathurst Gold Rush started in May 1851. This was the beginning of the Australian goldrushes.
When and where did the gold rush start in NSW?
The gold rush in Australia started in May 1851 after it was announced that there had been the first strike of payable gold near Ophir (near Bathurst) in NSW.
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.
What triggered the Australian gold rush?
The Australian gold rush was triggered when Edward Hargraves discovered payable gold at Summerhill Creek, near Bathurst, in February 1851 and the government made the official announcement in May of that year.
Why there a rush about the gold rush?
it was hard because it was deep underground
What is the city nearest to where gold was found during the Gold Rush?
In New South Wales, the closest city was Bathurst. In Victoria, the nearest cities were Bendigo and Ballarat.
How did they get from Sydney to Bathurst in the gold rush example by foot horse etc?
Common transportation to the goldfields included * walking * horseback * horse and dray * horse and coach
What happened after the Gold Rush?
Answerwell California became a State and everyone alot more place had gold and people got rich or started farming.Schools were built.Shortly after the California gold rush gold was discovered in Bathurst, Australia and so all the miners went there. In fact, the man who first found substantial gold in Australia was fresh from the Californian gold fields.
What places in Australia have gold in it?
one of them are in bathurst
What two places did the British rush in search of gold in the 1850s?
The British rush began in Australia, which was first announced on February 12, 1851, when prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered a goldfield in Bathurst, New South Wales. The British also rushed to the towns of Ballarat and Bendigo for gold mines.
