How Did The Gold Rush Change Australia

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Gold rushes in New South Wales and Victoria began in 1851. The first gold was discovered at Ophir in New South Wales and at Ballarat and Bendigo Creek in Victoria. In 1851, gold-seekers from around the world began crowding into the colonies, changing the course of Australian history.

There is absolutely no doubt that the Australian Gold Rush was a massive influence in Australia’s society today. Mate ship and defiance of authority have been central to the way our history has been told. Edward Hargraves discovered a grain of gold in a waterhole near Bathurst, in 1851.

The rush to the gold fields and abandonment of jobs had a direct affect on the shortage and cost of labour both in cities and the country. Wages doubled, but even at such inflated rates labour was difficult to find while surface gold was still plentiful, (As the Argus reported in 1851). Gold fields such as Ballarat enjoyed a natural protection from overseas and interstate competition. Proximity to markets and protection from imported grain by distance and freight costs were key to its success. Goods were supplied locally and the manufacturing of candles, soap, boots, harness, agricultural implements and many other items were similarly boosted.

Towns and cities were formed around the gold rush to make it easier for the miners to travel …show more content…
Around 500,000 people migrated to Australian colonies from Great Britain between 1851 and 1860, other people from other countries include- New Zealand, China, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The formation of our economy and our cities would not be were it is today without migrants supporting them. Here is a quote from a migrant on the Sovereign hill gold mine- “Yet out of the very roots of the grass we shake gold. We can see the particles shining as we open pieces of the grass roots,

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