online resources
1) Search engine - Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/home
4 for the price of 1!!
Dogpile searches Google, Yahoo!, Bing and Yandex. (This is known as a metasearch.) Type in your keywords or theme and have a look across the top to choose from websites, images, videos and more. Don't forget to use the 'advanced search' tool underneath to narrow your search.
2) The Early Australian Prospectors Part 1
http://wn.com/australian_gold_rush#/videos
Grab your headsets and watch this 20 minute video on how gold was first discovered in Australia and what life was like during this time. Don't forget to take notes! There are other useful videos in the above link.
http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/home
4 for the price of 1!!
Dogpile searches Google, Yahoo!, Bing and Yandex. (This is known as a metasearch.) Type in your keywords or theme and have a look across the top to choose from websites, images, videos and more. Don't forget to use the 'advanced search' tool underneath to narrow your search.
2) The Early Australian Prospectors Part 1
http://wn.com/australian_gold_rush#/videos
Grab your headsets and watch this 20 minute video on how gold was first discovered in Australia and what life was like during this time. Don't forget to take notes! There are other useful videos in the above link.
* Reproduced by permission of Graeme Beck
3) The National Museum Australia
http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/collection_interactives/endurance_scroll/harvest_of_endurance_html_version/explore_the_scroll/australian_gold_rush
The National Museum Australia website might sound boring, but it’s got all the information that you need to help with your project. Scroll down the right-hand side to find your topic or use the search tool at the top to help.
Click on this word - game to see how well you would cope as a digger!
4) About Australia
http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-gold-rush
This website has lots of detailed information about life on the goldfields, including the role of women, the Eureka Stockade, the Chinese influence, miners and a link to law and order information. Use the search tool at the top to enter your keywords.
5) Kidcyber
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/gold.htm
This site has some easy-to-read information on the gold rush in Australia, including links to the life of miners, women, Chinese and the Eureka Stockade. Scroll right down to the bottom to find these topics.
6) Sovereign Hill Education
http://sheducationcom.ascetinteractive.biz/?id=students
Looking for information on general store owners? Here it is! Use the drop down tool under ‘students’ at the top of the page or the right-hand sidebar and explore the research notes, drawings, podcasts and links to other Internet sites. Listen to the Ballarat goldfield diaries and imagine yourself there!
7) Gold!
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/#
Use the menu on the left-hand side to find information on life on the goldfields, the role of women, law and order (under the law and democracy link) and how the Chinese and Aborigines featured during this time (under the Immigration and Population link).
8) The Original Gold Rush Colony
http://www.goldrushcolony.com.au/australian-gold-history-culture-info
Use the search tool and type in keywords to find information on any of the topics set for your project, or scroll down to find the link that suits you.
* The Australian Prospectors Video Production was made possible by generous contributions from:
Terry Allem Don Boyer
Brian Breese
Phil Crabb
Mark Creasy
Great Central Mines Ltd
Michael Harrison
Homestake Gold of Australia Ltd
Klaus Meyer
Normandy Mining Ltd
Ashok Parekh
Josh Pitt
David Porter
Sons of Gwalia Ltd
Neil Tompkinson
TKF Investments Pty Ltd
Lyn Wilkinson
Terry Allem Don Boyer
Brian Breese
Phil Crabb
Mark Creasy
Great Central Mines Ltd
Michael Harrison
Homestake Gold of Australia Ltd
Klaus Meyer
Normandy Mining Ltd
Ashok Parekh
Josh Pitt
David Porter
Sons of Gwalia Ltd
Neil Tompkinson
TKF Investments Pty Ltd
Lyn Wilkinson