Tag Archives: goldrush

Bakers Creek Gold Mine – boom to bust

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image shows the plant at the Bakers Creek Goldmine near Hillgrove in the New England Region of New South Wales. In 1887 a rich… More

Sunlight Gold Mine

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

The discovery of a rich gold bearing reef in the Hillgrove Gorge, in the New England Region of New South Wales, by George Smith in… More

Bakers Creek Gold Mine – tramway to riches

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image shows the Bakers Creek Goldmine near Hillgrove in the New England region of New South Wales in about 1905. In 1887 a rich… More

Panning for Gold

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This is another image from the Tyrell collection of glass plates negatives (note the crack in the glass). The image is captioned “Panning for Gold”… More

Society Gold

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

The Goldrushes of the 1850s and 1860s in Eastern Australia had a massive impact on the nation. The population trebled, the country was opened up… More

Ophir – the start of the Australian Goldrush

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image from the Kerry Collection of Glass plate negatives has the original description “Ophir Bluff, Where Gold was First Found in Australia”. Ophir is… More

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