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Developing technologies
Improvements in farming technology have had a huge impact on our environment and our economy.
Food shortages & rationing
Everyday life on the home front had to change when basic food items became hard to find.
Disruptive impact & moral panic
Victoria’s sudden riches caused as much anxiety as celebration.
Global perspectives
News of Victoria’s good fortune spread throughout the world.
Land, taxation & revenue
The new colony struggled to capitalise on the wealth generated from its natural resources.
Conditions
Life was incredibly hard for diggers. Many even described the gold fields as a graveyard - each man digging his own grave.
Charles Hotham
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hotham didn't want the job, but he had no choice - Victoria needed sorting out.
Prospecting methods
Water and gravity were used to separate gold from dirt in the early days of the gold rushes.
Richest discoveries
Beneath the soil of Victoria were the biggest and purest nuggets ever discovered.
Properties and uses of gold
Unique qualities of this metal guarantee its value as a symbol of wealth and a highly desired material in industry.