Goldfields Life
What type of shelter did most miners live in?
tents
What tool is shaped like a wide bowl and used for swirling water and dirt?
gold pan
What do we call people who searched for gold?
miners
In what year was gold first discovered in NSW?
1851
What shiny metal caused thousands of people to rush to Australia in the 1850s?
gold
What basic food did miners often eat?
damper
What tool would a miner use to dig deep holes?
Pickaxe or shovel
What country did many miners come from during the gold rush?
China
What is the name of a famous gold rush town in Victoria?
Ballarat or Bendigo
What was the nickname for people who travelled to the goldfields hoping to strike it rich?
Digger
Name one challenge miners faced on the goldfields.
disease, harsh weather, theft
What was used to separate heavier gold from lighter soil in riverbeds?
Cradle or sluice box
What job did some women do on the goldfields?
Cooking, laundry, shopkeeping
What major protest took place in 1854 on the goldfields?
Eureka Stockade
How much could one gold licence cost per month on the Victorian goldfields? (shillings)
30 shillings
What time of day did most miners start work on the goldfields?
Early morning, usually around sunrise
What material was a miner's pan usually made from?
metal or tin
What did some people do when they couldn't find gold?
Opened shops, worked as labourers, sold supplies
Why were miners angry about gold licences?
Too expensive, unfair policing
How heavy was the largest single gold nugget ever found in Australia?
62kg
What did miners have to carry at all times to avoid being fined by police?
gold licence
What tool helped speed up the search by letting miners wash more dirt at once?
Cradle
What group of people collected licence fees and were often disliked by the miners?
The troopers or goldfield police
Who discovered gold near Bathurst in 1851?
Edward Hargraves
What unusual method did some miners use to search for gold when water was scarce?
Dry blowing (using air to separate gold from dust)