Hey History Episode 4: Gold fever

What were the Gold Rushes? Why did people from all over the world get ‘gold fever’? What was life like on the Ballarat goldfields of Victoria, on Wada Wurrung Country? With so many different groups of people, how did everyone get along? Did First Nations people mine gold too? What was the Eureka Stockade? How did the Gold Rushes change Australia? Students from Preshil Primary School and Westbourne Grammar in Melbourne tell us what they know about the Gold Rushes. The podcasts also includes extracts from an oral history about a Chinese miner and his experiences of the gold fields. The resource includes a link to the podcast, to associated Learning Activities and to other useful links.