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The Australian Gold Rush - From the Vault

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// Christie shares one of her favourite Shortcuts. Find out WHEN the Australian Gold Rush took place, WHO joined the hunt for gold, and WHAT lasting effects the Gold Rush had on the nation of Australia. //

© Squiz Media Length 00:11:58 18 October 2025 Season 6 Episode 1360 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: News Country: Australia Type: Episodic

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© Squiz Media Length 00:11:58 18 October 2025 Season 6 Episode 1360 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: News Country: Australia Type: Episodic

TRAILER: Squiz Kids

TRAILER: Squiz Kids

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

Christie shares one of her favourite Shortcuts. Find out WHEN the Australian Gold Rush took place, WHO joined the hunt for gold, and WHAT lasting effects the Gold Rush had on the nation of Australia.

Grab your maps and your gold pans, because here we go!

⁠ClassroomResources⁠

LINKS

Gold - Australian Government Geoscience: ⁠https://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals-energy/australian-mineral-facts/gold⁠

Victorian goldfields for kids: ⁠https://www.nma.gov.au/learn/kspace/victorian-goldfields-1854/kids⁠

Eureka Stockade: ⁠https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/eureka-stockade⁠

Gold diggers - Resources Victoria: ⁠https://resources.vic.gov.au/geology-exploration/minerals/metals/gold/gold-mining-in-victoria/gold-diggers#:~:text=A%20diggers'%20toolkit%20included%20a,exhausted%20diggers%20leaving%20the%20goldfields.⁠

Chinese on the goldfields: ⁠https://mhnsw.au/stories/general/chinese-goldfields/⁠

For the full episode transcript, ⁠click here⁠.


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