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William Campbell finds gold on his sheep run in Stathlodden, Victoria, in 1840
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The 1850s saw the beginning of the great Austrlian 'gold rush'. Large deposits were discovered in various parts of Australia.
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First payable gold discovered at Ophir in NSW - beginning of the Great Australian Gold Rush.
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Gold miners rebel at Eureka in Victoria, in protest at the conditions imposed by the 'Miners Licence'
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In Victoria, the licence was replaced with the 'Miner's Right'.
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Gold discovered in the British Columbia.
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A valuable gold field discovered in Gympie, Queensland.
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Valuable deposits of very deep gold discovered on the Rand, South Africa.
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Gold discovered at Kalgoorlie, WA