This guide will help you answer the historical question: what was life like on the Australian goldfields? It connects you to a variety of reliable resources, including primary sources, about the Australian gold rush.
One effective strategy for improving retention is note taking – not just because you’ll have a written record to refer to in the future, but also because the actual act of taking notes can help cement concepts in your mind. There is no single way of taking notes. Browse these resources to find what suits you.
Tips on how to organise the information you've read into a useful set of notes State Library of Victoria - Ergo
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Note-taking (University of Melbourne)
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The discovery of gold in the 1850s started a series of rushes that transformed Australia.
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During the 1850's, gold brings close to half a million people from around the world to Victoria for potential riches, with half staying on permanently beyond the gold rush years, making it one of the worlds most rapidly settled colonies in the world in the 19th century.
Mikey Robins discusses the ‘Bealiba gold nugget’ found near Bendigo, which was at the heart of the 1850s gold rushes.
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