<P> The first gold rush in Australia began in May 1851 after prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered payable gold near Orange , at a site he called Ophir . Hargraves had been to the Californian goldfields and had learned new gold prospecting techniques such as panning and cradling . Hargraves was offered rewards by the Colony of New South Wales and the Colony of Victoria . Before the end of the year , the gold rush had spread to many other parts of the state where gold had been found , not just to the west , but also to the south and north of Sydney . </P>
<P> The first gold rush in Australia began in May 1851 after prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered payable gold near Orange , at a site he called Ophir . Hargraves had been to the Californian goldfields and had learned new gold prospecting techniques such as panning and cradling . Hargraves was offered rewards by the Colony of New South Wales and the Colony of Victoria . Before the end of the year , the gold rush had spread to many other parts of the state where gold had been found , not just to the west , but also to the south and north of Sydney . </P>
who was involved in the gold rush in australia
who was involved in the gold rush in australia
Edward Hargraves
Edward Hargraves