'Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851', c1930. The first Australian gold rush began in May 1851 after prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered payable near Orange in New South Wales. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]
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