Australian Gold Rush Timeline Posters and Student Activities

Description

The Australian Gold Rush played an important role in shaping Australia’s social, political and economic landscape. These high quality timeline posters and accompanying activities, linked to the Year 5 Australian HASS curriculum, feature 17 key events that shaped the early gold rush era in Australia and will assist your students in gaining a greater understanding of this important historical event.

What you will receive in this timeline activity bundle:
✔ high quality posters
✔ 4 activities to use alongside the Australian Gold Rush Timeline. Please see the preview for further details of these activities. Lesson plan instructions are included to aide you in the implementation of these activities.

The events included in these posters:
1823 – Gold found in Bathurst
1839 – Gold found in Blue Mountains
1840 – Gold found in Victoria
1844 – Gold found in Lithgow
1844 – Governor Gipps suppresses all gold discoveries
1851 – First payable gold discovered
1854 – miners rebel at Eureka
1855 – Sydney mint opened
1866 – Gold found in Queensland
1869 – World’s largest nugget found
1870 – Gold found in South Australia
1872 – World’s largest gold bearing piece of material found
1885 – Gold found in Western Australia
1887 – Large amounts of gold found in Murchison goldfields, WA
1892 – Gold found in Coolgardie, WA
1893 – Gold discovered in Kalgoorlie, WA
1899 – Perth mint opened

Take a look at some of the great feedback for this resource:
“Thank you for this great resource! It really gave my students a clear understanding of the events of the goldrush.”

If you don’t need the activities, why not just purchase the Australian Goldrush Timeline separately. Click the link to find the product.

If you liked the look of this product, you may also like these:
— Australian History Timeline and Activity Bundle
— Australian Aboriginal Reconciliation Timeline – Pathway to Recognition
— Australian Federation Timeline

FAQ
Can I share this resource with my teaching partner?
No. This product is for personal use only. Multiple licences are available for use among more than one person.
On what size paper is this resource best printed?
This resource is designed to be printed on A4 sized paper. To fit other paper sizes, ensure you hit ‘fit to page’ before printing.

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