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1、GoldrushhistoryThediscoveryofgoldinthe1850sand60sisthemostsignificanteventintheevolutionofthestateofVictoria.GoldfeverhitsFuelledbyextravagantstoriesofwealthgainedatthe1849Californiangoldrush,goldfeverhitVictoriafollowingtheearlygolddiscoveriesinandaroundClunes,Warrandytean
2、dBallarat.ButtherealrushbeganwiththediscoveryoftheMountAlexandergoldfield60kilometresnorth-eastofBallarat.MtAlexander(takinginthegoldfieldsofCastlemaineandBendigo)wasoneoftheworld'srichestshallowalluvialgoldfields,yieldingaroundfourmillionouncesofgold,mostofwhichwasfoundint
3、hefirsttwoyearsoftherushandwithinfivemetresofthesurface.WheneighttonnesofVictoriangoldarrivedatLondon'sportinApril1852,theTimesofLondondeclared:'..thisisCaliforniaalloveragain,but,itwouldappear,Californiaonalargerscale…'NuggetsofthestuffMtAlexandergoldfield'slargestnuggetwa
4、sfoundin1855atGoldenGullybysomeinexperiencedminerswhohadbeensenttoa'duffer'oremptyclaim.Onjusttheirseconddaydiggingtheydiscoveredthe1008ounce,'damper-shaped'nuggetandnameditinhonourofthearea'spopulargoldcommissioner,MrHeron.ThesmalltownofMoliagulbecamefamouswhena69-kilogram
5、goldnuggetwasfoundin1869atBulldogGully.Dubbed'WelcomeStranger',thenuggetwasthelargestintheworld,thoughitwassoonbrokenintopiecesasthedistrictlackedscalesbigenoughtoweighthe60by30centimetrenugget.Todaythenuggetwouldbeworthoveronemilliondollars.PopulationboomBytheendof1852,90,
6、000newcomershadflockedtoVictoriainsearchofgold.ProvincialcitieslikeBallaratandBendigogrew,bringingrailways,roads,libraries,theatres,artgalleries,andstockexchanges.Inthe1850stheheaviesttrafficinAustraliawasontheroadfromMelbournetoBendigo,andbythe1880s,Melbournewaschristened'
7、MarvellousMelbourne'–oneoftheworld'sbiggest,booming,andcosmopolitancitiesoftheera.ChinesehistoryDiscovertherichhistoryandremarkablelegacyoftheChineseminerswhocametoVictoriaduringthegoldrush.GardensanddragonsGetanintroductiontotheregion'sChineseheritageinBendigo'sChinesequar
8、terexploringtheGoldenDragonMuseumandclassicalgardens.Visitthecity'soriginalEmuPoin
