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!

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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.