Aborigines rarely bothered to look for gold, but they were able to trade with the miners. Some of them even became members of the Native Police Corps, and many were employed as "black trackers".
The aboriginal people saw little value in gold for themselves. Gold not be eaten; it could not be used in any practical ways. The Aborigines benefitted more by offering their services as guides to potential diggers looking for new sites. Also, with the wave of workers leaving sheep and cattle stations for the goldfields, Aborigines had better prospects with employment there, rather than the goldfields.
However, the rush of diggers to the goldfields increased the problems of displacement of the Aborigines from their own land. The effects of gold mining on the land were devastating and long-lasting. Gold mining ripped up the land, polluted the rivers and creeks, and left nothing for the aboriginal people who had lived there for centuries. Aborigines were again dispossessed of their land as they had been time and time again since the arrival of the Europeans. After having been forced off tribal lands by settlers and pastoralists, the goldrush forced even more Aborigines deeper into the interior. However, it must also be noted that, with the new wealth of the country and expanding farming land, many Aborigines were given opportunities to work on the sheep and cattle stations. The cost of European labour had increased dramatically with the goldrush, and Aborigines were seen as a cheap alternative.
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There was no special housing for Aboriginal people at the time of the Australian gold rush. In those days the vast majority lived as they always had done.
It moved a lot of people into California.
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i think that since so many people were cumin to California for the gold rush that the railroads were used and need more
what effect did james polk have on the gold rush
The gold rush brought people to California, many cities were built, and hydrolic mining ruined the environment somewhat by hosing down hills.
It was the hunting area of the Watha wurrung.
It had a big imact
The gold rush is were lots of people dig for gold and then melted into gold billons
A gold rush is where a large amount of people move from one place to another in search of gold
Yes it did. In 2 years over 300,000 people came into it. In 1850 it became a state.