Gold Discovered in Australia (1851)
On this day in 1851, Edward Hargraves’ discovery at Ophir, near Bathurst, sparked Australia’s first official gold rush and forever changed the colony's future.
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Gabriel Read Arrives in New Zealand (1861)
On this day in 1861, Gabriel Read arrived in Dunedin en route to Tuapeka, where he would soon trigger New Zealand’s first major gold rush at Gabriel’s Gully.
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Eureka Lead Discovery (1851)
The rich Eureka Lead was uncovered in Ballarat on July 23, 1851, drawing thousands of miners and setting the stage for the Eureka Stockade.