There are lots of areas in Australia that experienced a good old gold rush back in the late 1800s. The town of Ballarat is in the middle of one of those areas and there's a museum in the city dedicated to the subject.
Heading in.
Exhibits and a sculpture depicting the simple, easy mining endeavor. Not. Newspaper announcement of the big find.
Big nuggets.
Men with their big nuggets. Boast 'em if you got 'em. Break the law, get the iron cuffs.
Old sluicing machine.
Heading in.
Exhibits and a sculpture depicting the simple, easy mining endeavor. Not. Newspaper announcement of the big find.
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Men with their big nuggets. Boast 'em if you got 'em. Break the law, get the iron cuffs.
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