Useful Internet Sites
The National Museum of Australia - Goldrush Game
http://www.nma.gov.au/kidz/learn_and_play/gold_rush/
This an interactive game for 8 - 12 year olds. Does the sight of gold make your palms itchy? Give them a scratch by mining for gold in the Ballarat goldfields of 1865.
The State Library of Victoria - Ergo, Golden Victoria
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ergo/golden_victoria_NEW
This wonderful site provides excellent comentary and primary sources from the SLV collection. It is divided into three areas - Victorian Gold, The People and The Results - all with numerous sub-topics that are sure to be of interest. It is part of the Ergo website offering research and writing tips for secondary students.
State Library of Victoria - Picture Catalogue
http://slv.vic.gov.au
Type 'gold rush' or 'gold mining' into this search engine for a wealth of pictures from our own State Library. Try your own search key words.
SBS Gold.
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/
This excellent site combines the resources of a number of leading museums and galleries to tell the story of the Australian Gold Rushes. Check out the map!
eGold - A Nations Heritage
http://www.egold.net.au
"An electronic encyclopaedia of gold in Australia". This is a scholarly collection of articles, documents and images on the Castlemaine and Ballarat goldfields. All articles are well referenced with lots of links to related articles. Short contemporary quotes are often presented in engaging movie files. Suitable for teachers and older students.
ANU - Australian National Dictionary Centre
http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aus_words/gold/index.php
"These documents are from Victorian newspapers in the early 1850s. They are a product of the Australian National Dictionary Centre's research into Australian English ...T he newspapers (articles) provide vibrant first-hand accounts of the effects of the discovery of gold on Australian society. They also provide accounts of the difficulties of getting to the goldfields, detailed descriptions of life on the goldfields, and information about social problems associated with the goldfields (gambling, illegal selling of alcohol, robberies, etc). "
Geoscience Australia Gold Fact Sheet
http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/info/rockfiles/gold.jsp
This is a useful fact sheet describing the properties and interesting facts about gold. It contains a useful map of operating gold mines in Australia
Sovereign Hill
http://www.sovereignhill.com.au
The official homepage for Sovereign Hill.
Public Records Office Eureka site
www.prov.vic.gov.au/eureka
This site contains some important primary sources.
The Eureka Centre
http://www.eurekaballarat.com
This site contains some excellent resources for secondary teachers..
History Teachers' Association of Victoria
http://www.htav.asn.au
The Official site of the HTAV provides information on professional development opportunities for History teachers. A members only section conatins numerous tried and tested teachig resources.
Department of Education
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/
The official site of the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development