keywords
claim, digger, Eureka Stockade, license, gold rush, immigrant, Lambing Flats, racism, shaft, trooper
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When you search online, these key words and others may be used either individually or together, to try to ensure that the information you have located is relevant to the task you have been set. So try "Australian gold rush" not just "gold rush".
Definitions
Claim – an area of land that is taken by a digger for mining
Digger – a miner who worked on the goldfields
Eureka Stockade – a violent incident in Ballarat, Australia, in 1854 between gold miners and the police
Gold license – a certificate that people had to pay for, from the government, allowing someone to mine for gold
Gold rush – a large-scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as in Australia in 1851 when Edward Hargraves first found gold in NSW
Immigrant – a person who goes to another country to live permanently
Lambing Flats – a series of aggressive anti-Chinese demonstrations that took place during 1860-1861
Racism – hatred for people from other countries or cultures
Shaft – deep, narrow hole dug straight down into the ground
Trooper - a police officer on horseback
Source of some definitions:- http://dictionary.reference.com/
Digger – a miner who worked on the goldfields
Eureka Stockade – a violent incident in Ballarat, Australia, in 1854 between gold miners and the police
Gold license – a certificate that people had to pay for, from the government, allowing someone to mine for gold
Gold rush – a large-scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as in Australia in 1851 when Edward Hargraves first found gold in NSW
Immigrant – a person who goes to another country to live permanently
Lambing Flats – a series of aggressive anti-Chinese demonstrations that took place during 1860-1861
Racism – hatred for people from other countries or cultures
Shaft – deep, narrow hole dug straight down into the ground
Trooper - a police officer on horseback
Source of some definitions:- http://dictionary.reference.com/