In 1872, construction workers were preparing to install telegraph lines south of Darwin, digging between Adelaide to Darwin. They discovered gold in the process, triggering another gold rush, and an influx of miners, primary Chinese immigrants. The Chinese had been working on the telegraph lines, but were a cheap source of labor when mining began […]
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Gold Prospecting in New South Wales
New South Wales has been the most profitable gold producing state in Australia, and some amazing, record-breaking nuggets have been recovered there. The first official discovery of gold occurred in New South Wales. An assistant surveyor by the name of James McBrien was surveying a road along the north side of the Fish River between […]