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People People Transport Transport HousingHousing Law and orderLaw and order ClothingClothing HealthHealth FoodFood EquipmentEquipment BibliographyBibliography


PeoplePeople People were very mean, People were very mean,

nasty and cruel to the nasty and cruel to the Chinese and the aboriginals Chinese and the aboriginals because they were different. because they were different. The white people teased, The white people teased, threatened and insulted threatened and insulted different people to them.different people to them.

It was terrible for the children It was terrible for the children on the goldfields. Most on the goldfields. Most families could not afford to by families could not afford to by shoes for there kids only the shoes for there kids only the rich families. Many children rich families. Many children on the goldfields caught on the goldfields caught sicknesses because they sicknesses because they didn’t wear proper clothes.didn’t wear proper clothes.

Most of the diggers on the Most of the diggers on the goldfields were English. Most goldfields were English. Most English were very stubbornEnglish were very stubborn


PeoplePeople In 1857 at the Buckland Valley In 1857 at the Buckland Valley

riots broke out between miners riots broke out between miners and 22 Chinese miners were and 22 Chinese miners were killed.killed.

On the goldfields there were ex On the goldfields there were ex convicts, Polish soldiers, Dutch convicts, Polish soldiers, Dutch sailors, English doctors, police sailors, English doctors, police (troopers), Sly grog sellers, (troopers), Sly grog sellers, Chinese labourers and native Chinese labourers and native Australians. There were also Australians. There were also countries from all over the world countries from all over the world that came to the gold fields like that came to the gold fields like Europeans, North America, South Europeans, North America, South America, Indians and Africans.America, Indians and Africans.


TransportTransport

People on the Goldfields mostly People on the Goldfields mostly traveled by foot for four million traveled by foot for four million man miles through swamps, man miles through swamps, deserts and mountains each deserts and mountains each day. All the poor families could day. All the poor families could only get to places by foot only get to places by foot because they couldn’t afford because they couldn’t afford horses because they were very horses because they were very expensive. The rich families that expensive. The rich families that found gold Traveled by horses found gold Traveled by horses and carriages. Some people and carriages. Some people came to the goldfields by came to the goldfields by donkeys or bullocks because donkeys or bullocks because they can carry large amounts of they can carry large amounts of weight.weight.

People from other countries People from other countries came to the goldfields by ship came to the goldfields by ship because there was no other way because there was no other way to get over seas.to get over seas.


TransportTransport

Most of the miners used Most of the miners used wheelbarrows to wheelbarrows to transport gold to other transport gold to other destination on the gold destination on the gold fields or to carry stuff to fields or to carry stuff to their tents like food and their tents like food and equipment.equipment.

In the mines the other In the mines the other miners used steam miners used steam trains to get out of the trains to get out of the mine or to transport gold mine or to transport gold to the end of the mine.to the end of the mine.


HousingHousing The housing on the The housing on the

goldfields usually was tents goldfields usually was tents or huts covered by bark or huts covered by bark roofs. Eventually there was a roofs. Eventually there was a change of housing changed change of housing changed there were stone buildings there were stone buildings and bark huts. The and bark huts. The mattresses were stuffed with mattresses were stuffed with leaves. The miners sat on leaves. The miners sat on logs and sometimes sang logs and sometimes sang songs around the camp fire songs around the camp fire because they didn’t have because they didn’t have any TVs or computer games. any TVs or computer games. The Chinese slept in tents The Chinese slept in tents but they didn’t sleep near but they didn’t sleep near the other cultures because the other cultures because they had there own little they had there own little place surrounded by fences.place surrounded by fences.


HousingHousing The AboriginalsThe Aboriginals in the in the

goldfields slept in tents like goldfields slept in tents like the Chinese people did but the Chinese people did but in a different area because in a different area because then the Chinese would then the Chinese would get mixed up and so would get mixed up and so would the Aboriginals because the Aboriginals because they are sleeping in the they are sleeping in the same area.same area.


Law and OrderLaw and Order Before the gold rushes Before the gold rushes

there was only 44 there was only 44 soldiers and a handful soldiers and a handful of police to control all of police to control all the miners.the miners.

In 1852 each goldfield In 1852 each goldfield was run by a was run by a commissioner, commissioner, assassin, clerke and assassin, clerke and inspector of police.inspector of police.

When the miners got When the miners got out of hand they out of hand they sometimes established sometimes established an army or a special an army or a special police force. police force.


Law and OrderLaw and Order Miners were fined the Miners were fined the

equivalent of ten equivalent of ten dollars for not having a dollars for not having a licence, thirty dollars if licence, thirty dollars if caught again and if caught again and if caught a third time the caught a third time the miners were fined sixty miners were fined sixty dollars.dollars.

Much of the police Much of the police force was made up of force was made up of ex- convicts from Van ex- convicts from Van Diesman’s land Diesman’s land (Tasmania) and most of (Tasmania) and most of the police force to try the police force to try their luck as a miners. their luck as a miners.


ClothingClothing Because the miners worked Because the miners worked

for long hours their clothes for long hours their clothes got really worn out.got really worn out.

They really only wore White They really only wore White shirts, straw hats, frock shirts, straw hats, frock coats, gloves, underpants, coats, gloves, underpants, hard wearing pants, rain hard wearing pants, rain protection. Some wore protection. Some wore boots some wore shoes but boots some wore shoes but most of them could not most of them could not afford shoes or boots so afford shoes or boots so they had to go barefoot.they had to go barefoot.

The Chinese wore baggy The Chinese wore baggy pants and large coolie hats.pants and large coolie hats.


HealthHealth There was little medical There was little medical

help on the goldfields so help on the goldfields so the health of the diggers the health of the diggers wasn’t very good.wasn’t very good.

Diggers didn’t shower or Diggers didn’t shower or bathe very often especially bathe very often especially in summer because the in summer because the water was very dirty and in water was very dirty and in short use.short use.

There was a doctor though There was a doctor though that was called Doctor that was called Doctor Eadie that created the Eadie that created the sarsaparilla pill that was a sarsaparilla pill that was a cure for all goldfields cure for all goldfields ailments.ailments.


Food Food Food on the goldfields was Food on the goldfields was

very poor and most of the very poor and most of the people ate damper. Damper people ate damper. Damper was a food that miners was a food that miners made themselves.made themselves.

Fruit and vegetables were Fruit and vegetables were rare and not many people rare and not many people ate them there for the ate them there for the miners they were deficient miners they were deficient for fruit and vegetables.for fruit and vegetables.

The miners, diggers and The miners, diggers and panners had to catch there panners had to catch there own food for example: trout, own food for example: trout, tuna, meat etc.tuna, meat etc.

It was a treat to them to eat It was a treat to them to eat mutton because it was mutton because it was expensive.expensive.


Food Food People became alcoholics very People became alcoholics very

easily and spent a lot of money easily and spent a lot of money on rum, bourbon and whisky. on rum, bourbon and whisky. The miners, diggers and The miners, diggers and panners got the alcoholics from panners got the alcoholics from a sly grog dealer. Alcohol was a a sly grog dealer. Alcohol was a big problem on the goldfields.big problem on the goldfields.

Some of the people on the Some of the people on the goldfields had biscuits. Cakes, goldfields had biscuits. Cakes, scones and puddings were scones and puddings were popular desserts.popular desserts.

The diggers ate any type of The diggers ate any type of meat that they could find on the meat that they could find on the goldfields.goldfields.

The bread back then was 50 The bread back then was 50 cents and a meal was 40 cents.cents and a meal was 40 cents.

The diggers kept there food The diggers kept there food fresh by either salting the food fresh by either salting the food in short time of killing. in short time of killing.


Equipment Equipment The people on the The people on the

goldfields usually used goldfields usually used pans because they were pans because they were easy to use and they easy to use and they weren’t hard to use and weren’t hard to use and where light weight. They where light weight. They also used cradles, sluices, also used cradles, sluices, chisels and dynamite. chisels and dynamite.

The miners used picket The miners used picket axes in the mines to crack axes in the mines to crack rock. Spades were a good rock. Spades were a good tool to use when you tool to use when you wanted to dig for gold.wanted to dig for gold.

The puddling tub was a The puddling tub was a larger version of a pan larger version of a pan but used the same way.but used the same way.


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