Victorian Gold Rush

The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. In 10 years, the Australian population nearly tripled.

Read more about Victorian Gold Rush:  Overview, Background, Lead-up To The Eureka Stockade, Legacy

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    I belong to the fag-end of Victorian liberalism, and can look back to an age whose challenges were moderate in their tone, and the cloud on whose horizon was no bigger than a man’s hand.
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    nor the gold reft
    through your chiselled locks
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