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Winning the 8-hour day
A world first and the beginning of Australia's reputation as a ‘worker's paradise'.
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Children
Children were especially vulnerable to the harsh conditions on the goldfields.
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Port Phillip's separation
Almost since their arrival, settlers had felt strongly that Port Phillip deserved to be a separate colony.
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Transport
In the early days of the gold rushes, getting to the goldfields was a matter of walking, going on horseback or buying a place on a bullock dray.
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Water
Water management has become an important issue in our ‘sunburnt country', but its imprint on the environment can't be ignored.
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Deforestation
Always a contentious issue, deforestation has been a part of Victorian life since European settlement.
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Rise of company mining
In the 19th century, much of Victoria's wealth came from gold mining, but it came at a cost to our environment.
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Formation of gold
Gold is one of the most desirable elements on Earth. How it is formed and where it is hidden has fascinated people for millennia.
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Prospecting methods
Water and gravity were used to separate gold from dirt in the early days of the gold rushes.
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Chinese
Chinese migrants made up a large proportion of those coming to Victoria to try and make their fortune on the gold fields.