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QUESTION 1 Gold was first used by the Romans Egyptians Greeks Celts

QUESTION 2 Gold was officially first discovered in Australia by : Edward Hargraves William Tom and John Lister Henry Lawson James Hardy

The first goldfields were mainly in: Western Australia Tasmania NSW and Victoria Queensland QUESTION 3

To dig for gold the miners needed a: drivers licence miners licence TV licence boat licence QUESTION 4

The Eureka Stockade battle occurred in: QUESTION 5

A monument to the men who died at Eureka is situated in: Melbourne Sydney Ballarat Bathurst QUESTION 6

Panning for gold in water is called: dry mining wet mining shaft mining alluvial mining QUESTION 7

To exchange gold for money, miners went to the: Assay Office Post Office Police Station Governor’s Office QUESTION 8

At the Assay Office the gold was weighed on: scales by hand balance beam buckets QUESTION 9

Some assay workers tried to steal gold by: hiding it under the desk using wrongly balanced scales putting it in pockets distracting the miner QUESTION 10

With the Gold Rush, Australia’s population: doubled increased by 10% tripled decreased over 10 years QUESTION 11

The mass of gold was measured in: ounces pounds kilos grams QUESTION 12 FINISH

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