When did the Australian gold rush start?
1851
1850
1950
1951
Who was the first person to discover gold
James Cook
Edward Hargraves
Edmund Kennedy
Henry Lawson
How much does a gold bar weigh (in kilograms)
12.4kg
10kg
13.6kg
16.8kg
What was the largest gold nugget found named?
The Big One
Great Goldy
Chicken
Welcome Stranger
What did miners need before they could legally mine
Nothing
Equipment
A permit
Food
On average how long did it take to walk to the gold fields
two weeks
two days
two hours
one day
How long did 2lb (pounds) of tea last?
21 days
9 days
7 days
14 days
What did miners usually eat
eggs, bread, beans and a bit of meat
chicken and vegetables
bread and meat
nothing
What did miners have to do to their water before they could drink it
boil it
filter it
freeze it
what did miners live in while on the gold feilds
dug outs
miners cottages
tents
did people still live in dug outs once miners cottages where made
yes
no
What are the two most successful gold fields in victoria
Ballarat and Bendigo
Walhalla and Ballarat
Bendigo and Walhalla
Victoria had no successful gold feilds
Which two gold fields in Western Australia were the most popular?
Balladonia and Norseman
Kambalda and Balladonia
Norseman and Coolgardie
Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie
Which state produced the most gold
Western Australia
Victoria
South Australia
New South Wales
Did women ever dig for gold
Yes
No
What major race migrated to Australia
Japaneese
Canadian
Chineese
British
How much were soldiers paid during the gold rush
A maximum of 6 shillings
6 shillings
A minimum of 6 shillings
Why did indigenous not see much value in gold
It wasn't very shiny
It couldn't be eaten
They didn't like it
How did indigenous people benefit from the gold rush?
They didn't
They found lots of gold
They got free equipment
They got more jobs
What was bad about the gold rush for indigenous people
They got pushed further into the land from the miners
They got killed more often
The gold rush was only good for them
They were forced to mine
Who was a famous bush ranger in the gold rush era
Ned Kelly
There were no bush rangers
