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A license given to those who wanted to mine gold in 1851, Australia. It was not free, though, and very expensive.
1851 was the year of the first official gold discoveries in Australia.
The first gold in Victoria was found in Clunes on 11 June 1851, by James Esmond. However, on 9 August 1851, Victoria's goldrush began when gold was discovered at Mt Alexander, 60km northeast of Ballarat, and close to the town of Bendigo, in July 1851.
The gold rush began in 1851 NSW
the gold licences were introduced in 1851 on the gold fields by the governor
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John Lister find gold in 1851
Australia's first payable gold was officially discovered in Australia in May 1851.
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It was not actually a mineral that was found in Australia in 1851, but a metal. Payable gold was discovered in Australia in 1851, leading to the goldrushes.
Gold fever in Australia began with the first official discovery of gold in 1851.