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Life on the goldfields
This pathway brings together resources and activities for students exploring the Victorian goldrush as part of AusVELS Level 5 Humanities - History.
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Dangers of life on the goldfields
Students examine the dangers and harsh day to day realities faced by diggers and their families on the goldfields through a detailed look at primary sources from the time.
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S.T. Gill and the goldrush
Students explore how the works of artist S.T. Gill provide an insight into the experiences of diggers on the Victorian gold fields.
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Aborigines & the gold rush
Historians are beginning to piece together the role of Indigenous Australians in the Victorian gold rush.
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Charles La Trobe
For 15 years Charles Joseph La Trobe governed over one of the most turbulent periods in Victorian history.
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Antoine Fauchery
Antoine Fauchery returned from Ballarat with £60; he spent £30 on a billiard table and opened his café.
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S.T. Gill
S.T. Gill was an artist well known for depicting the human face of the Victorian gold rush.
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A city of Melbourne solicitor
A city of Melbourne solicitor, chalk lithograph by S.T. Gill.
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Gold fever
Students explore how people of all races and walks of life rushed to the goldfields for a chance at striking it rich, looking at primary sources from the time.
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Global perspectives
News of Victoria’s good fortune spread throughout the world.