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Who discovered gold first and where?
How to pan for gold?
How is gold mined?
What is eureka stockade?
What is the use of gold?
Picture bibliography
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Who discovered gold first and where?
Gold was first discovered in
Australia in 1851. Between
1851 and 1854 tension was
building in goldfields. In
1851 Edward Hargraves
returned from California,
with a hunch about
goldfields in Australia. He
discovered a gold-field on
Summerhill Creek, near the
Macquarie river. Edward
Hargraves sold out and
sailed for California on 17th
July 1849.
How to pan for Gold?
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Find a good spot to that you think
you will find gold.
A Shovel with 4-5 handfuls of dirt
and gravel into your gold pan.
Rock and pan.
Tip your pan off the top layer of dirt
and gravel.
Slowly, move your pan forwards and
backwards to assist in washing away
unwanted contents.
Repeat rocking and pattern until you
have a few spoonful's of materiel left
in your pan.
Try not to swirl your pan too much.
How is gold mined?
The miners rushed to post a claim to a
piece of land to work on when gold
was discovered. Alluvial gold was
mined in areas where water was
limited. The miners separated gold
from sand by dropping the material.
The miners had to sink shafts into the
ground when the surface deposits
were exhausted. There were no
buildings for shelter. The miners met
the worse conditions as they travelled
farther from development. On the
goldfields many miners returned home
after a brief, failed, period. Many
miners came to the goldfields from all
parts of world
What is the eureka stockade?
The Eureka Stockade is a symbol of
Australians unwillingness. The gold rush
had left few men available to work in
different trades and jobs because they
went to seek their fortune on the
goldfields. To try and limit the number of
people who left their jobs and search for
gold the government made people buy a
license to mine. In all the gold fields the
system of licences caused trouble. Each
month miners had to pay fee of 30
shillings to renew the licence whether or
not they had found gold. The licences
were checked twice a week so they had to
carry at all the time. Police were so busy
checking licences and collecting fees.
What is the use of gold?
The gold is mostly used in:
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Use of Gold in Electronics.
Use of Gold in Computers.
Use of Gold in Dentistry.
Use of Gold in Aerospace.
Use of Gold in Awards and Symbols of Status.
Use of Gold in Glassmaking.
Use in Gold Gilding and Gold Leaf.
Use in ornaments such as earing, chain, ring etc.
Bibliography
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http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-gold-rush
http://www.wikihow.com/Pan-for-Gold
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/gold.htm
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/goldeureka.htm
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