Effect of Gold Rush on the Social, Political and Cultural Development of Australia

What was the build up to the Eureka stockade? The eureka stockade was caused by a disagreement with the government and the miners. The government wanted you to hold a permit with you whilst you were mining, however this wasn’t the problem the problem was the permit costing around 1 pound annually (about 180 AUD) and 10 shillings monthly (about 15 AUD). With all of the mining community against it they formed a rebellion. The reasoning behind the government applying this permit was because there were far too many miners in the mines and this fee would force some back to the city. According to the New South Whales government website this fee was not only mandatory for all miners but if you were caught without one

1. The goldfields made everyone desperate for gold, and of course, rather greedy. The value of the gold, however would be enough to change social status for a lower-class citizen. The amount of money that the upper-class citizens already had was a pittance compared to what they could earn in the goldfields. This made the current social level irrelevant, hence the 'social leveller' statement. These facts are supported in Source 1, which said, "This society comprises men from all parts of the world, all countries and religions - all mixed into one society, all dressed similarly all forced to forget their previous habits, earnings, customs, manners and occupations." It goes on to say that it made it impossible to tell someone's background. Because

An important event before the Eureka Stockade was the build up to it. It all started as the Ballarat gold fields started getting popular and attracting different nationalities form all over the world. As this was happening the government thought that they could make money out of this and bought in mining licences and taxes which all

“The Lucky day came at Last’ reinforces that everyone had a chance. Another change that occurred in Australia at this time was a boom in the Australian Population. Overnight Australia became a country that everyone wanted to come to make money. People found used any means possible to come to the Australian Goldfields this is illustrated by source 2 which shows people

These changing ways obviously had large effects on different members of society including some of the most vulnerable groups in society at the time being indigenous Australians, Migrants mainly from Europe as well as women. For a large amount of this period, women and aboriginals were shunned/ looked down upon

Analyze the political, social, and economic continuities and changes in Australia from 1700 AD to the present. While Australia has politically gained independence since the 1700’s, their ethnicities have shifted to create a socially diverse country as they remain closely tied with the rest of the world in regards to global trade. Since Britain used to rule Australia in the 1700’s, Australia since has had revolutions that granted them political independence from a larger ruling body. This provides freedom for all of the inhabitants in Australia from an outside force. In addition to this, the ethnicities of Australia have been allowed to mix with those of the rest of the world as new people join the society of

Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Now, Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP at the level of the four dominant West European economies. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fossil fuels.

The Gold Rush impacted the nation in another important area other than the economy: the issue of slavery. The immigrants to California were of very diverse nationalities and races. There were

During the late 1700-1800s australia was made up of separate colonies, a country struggling to stay intact, low food supply and numerous convicts entering Australia. Throughout the 1700-1800s sutian reform changes have allowed the thriving development of Australia to be a completed country, such as the wool industry and gold rush.

The gold rushes marked a turning point in Australia's history, drawing attention to an enormous scramble of people from abroad to the Australian goldfields. The population trebled in the first decade of the rushes and riches from gold raised living standards. These developments also quickened the demands for more democratic rights and impacted the political life of the colonies. Australia came to be seen as a place of opportunity, however, the rushes also had different results, including political protests, environmental damage, and social upheaval. These consequences had the greatest impact in

The gold rush era was a significant event in Australian history. The Australian gold rush first started during May 1851 in Bathurst after Edward Hargraves found a grain of gold in a waterhole. The gold rush was a period of time for immigration of workers locally and from overseas and marked the start of significant changes in the Australian economy.

The gold rush was the turning point of Australia’s history thanks to Edward Hargraves he discovered gold in New South Wales in April 1851 and soon the gold rush kicked off. Clear evidence has been provided on how Edward Hargraves started the gold rush started, Information on how push and pull factors influenced people to the gold fields. Stories have been recounted on how life during the gold rush was like in the gold fields. Information on how many numbers of migrants came and where they came and what transportation was used

First, I would like to consider the economic theory behind the gold rush and explain why on the surface; it is quite simple. Consider a modern theoretical case. Say a family of four is living in Cincinnati, Ohio and the main earner of the family works for a tool manufacturing company in Cincinnati. Suppose that the company decides during their yearly employee reviews that they aren’t going to give this certain individual a pay raise for the next year; also suppose that the employee does not see themselves climbing up the pay scale any further. Now suppose that this person is offered a thirty thousand dollar per year raise if they move out to Los Angeles, California for a new machine related job. Assuming

The Gold Rush also brought on the capital of Australia today, ACT which stands for Australian Capital Territory. Victoria and NSW argued back and forth for the capitol. When they settled at a city which was equal distance from where NSW state capitol is and Victoria state Capitol

     What effects did the Gold Rush have on people? Some became forever rich, and some lost everything. In 1849, California was a rather uncivilized place, especially San Francisco. Miner’s came from every where to try to find their fortune, but most fortunes weren’t made mining gold, they were made because of mining. Sam Brannan was one such man who made his fortune this way. Brannan bought every shovel, pan, and every other mining related tool he could in the region. A twenty-cent metal pan now became a fifteen-dollar pan, and the only place to buy them was from Sam Bannan. Levi Strauss, a tailor who happened to have very popular canvas pants made his fortune from the Gold Rush. Phillip Armour, of Armour Meat packing company, and John Studebaker just to name a couple more. Unfortunately, not everybody could get rich, for every one person that struck it big; there were thousands that didn’t. It is not uncommon to hear stories of men leaving their wife, kids and