Bendigo
What special mineral was found in Bendigo worth lots of money?
gold
How did Chinese miners get to Bendigo?
By boat
(or by walking from South Australia)
What did the miners live in?
tents
How were Chinese miners treated?
Not well, unfairly, discriminated against
True or False: The only people allowed to gather gold were Australians.
False. People came from all over the world to search for gold
Where was gold first discovered in Bendigo?
a creek
Where did the boat arrive in Australia from China?
Robe, South Australia
(European miners were allowed to stay on until Melbourne)
What did a miner's license give you permission to do?
search for gold
What type of gold were the Chinese miners allowed to gather?
alluvial gold only - they could only look on the surface instead of digging mines
What countries did people come from to be part of Australia's gold rush? (Name at least 2)
China, America, Europe (Germany, France, England, etc.)
Who first discovered gold in Bendigo Creek?
two women washing clothes
How long did it take the Chinese Miners to walk to Bendigo?
over a month!
What tools did miners use to find gold? (name at least 3)
pans, sluice boxes, shovels, pick axes, buckets, winches
What other jobs did Chinese miners do besides finding gold?
Herbalist, Selling supplies, Starting a restaurant
What things were happening in China that led to many Chinese miners to make the voyage to Australia?
drought, famine, wars, not enough food, starving, etc
Was most gold found in creeks and rivers or under the ground in Bendigo?
under the ground in mines
What were some things that happened to the miners while they walked to Bendigo?
- left to find their own way
- had to pay extra money
- had to carry all their supplies
- tricked by guides
Where else in Victoria was gold being found in a similar time?
Ballarat
How did the Chinese miners find more gold than other groups?
They worked together. They would alternate who was cooking and cleaning so that other miners could stay looking for gold for longer periods of time.
What province in China did we discuss as part of our story of Chinese migration to Bendigo?
Canton Province
What does alluvial mean?
found on the surface
WHY did the Chinese Miners and European Miners have different paths to get to Bendigo?
Chinese Miners were discriminated against. They were forced to pay extra taxes (that they couldn't afford) if they wanted to stay on the ship until Melbourne. Most got off in South Australia. The European miners could stay on for free.
What did most men do with the money they earned from finding gold?
Sent it back to their families
How were Chinese miners treated unfairly? (Name at least 2 ways)
-only allowed to find alluvial gold
-had to show their miners license more
-people were mean to them
-had to have their own camps
-had to walk from South Australia, etc
Why were Chinese miners treated differently to other immigrants?
People didn't understand their language
They had different cultures, foods and customs
They looked different