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The local paper, the Bathurst Free Press, claimed the rush to be ‘a complete social revolution’ in Australia, and was correct. By May, half of Sydney seemed to have left for the goldfields and there was a sensation in July when the Kerr Nugget was found.  It weighed a whole hundredweight of gold.
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When the rush began at Ballarat, diggers discovered it was a prosperous goldfield. Lieutenant-Governor, Charles La Trobe visited the site and watched five men uncover 136 ounces of gold in one day. This was occurring approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s.
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Known as the Eureka Rebellion. The rebel leaders were arrested and stood trial for high treason but Melbourne juries refused to convict them. The Royal Commission reprimanded the goldfield administration and upheld the miners' injustices, claiming that the miners should be politically represented. This marked the beginning of the modern Australia democracy and eventually the abolition of convict transportation.
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The Australian gold rushes changed the convict colonies into more progressive cities with the influx of free immigrants. These hopefuls, termed diggers, brought new skills and professions, contributing to a flourishing economy.
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Australian prospectors struck gold on February 12th, 1851.  The first gold rush in Australia began in May 1851 after prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered payable gold near Orange, at a site he called Opir.
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Free immigrant used the panning technique in order to strike gold. This was a common technique used by many workers throughout the gold rush in Australia.