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Ballarat

Boom town, Australia, founded 1838.

About Ballarat

Regional city in Victoria, Australia.1

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People

Worked hereLouis Ah MouyHis Melbourne tea business sent goods to Ballarat.2

Mines

Worked atBallarat goldfieldBallarat lies close to Ballarat goldfield.1

Events

Led toVictorian gold rushBallarat is part of this story: Victorian gold rush.1Led toWelcome Nugget found at BallaratBallarat is part of this story: Welcome Nugget found at Ballarat.1HereEureka StockadeSee the nearby place: Ballarat.3

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q17856 (Ballarat)
  2. Lowe Kong Meng and Chinese engagement (Provenance 2012) Public Record Office Victoria
  3. Eureka Stockade (Golden Victoria, ErgoSlv) State Library Victoria

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: Super Pit, Kalgoorlie by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.