Find information about gold miners, mining companies and daily life in historic Victorian goldfields.
The eGold: electronic encyclopedia of gold in Australia website
Gold! Gold! Gold! The language of the nineteenth-century Australian gold rushes.
The gold fields and mineral districts of Victoria (available online)
Life on the Australian goldfields
The following articles may also be of interest. They are both available online:
Research guide to patents
Tunnelling in White Hill H87.63/1/22B
Mining scene showing horse-drawn whim and crushing battery H2009.84/36
Cradling / S.T.Gill H86.7/8
The Black Hill Quartz Mining Company's claim, Ballarat H. Deutsch. [Detail] H26049
The Black Hill Quartz Mining Company's claim, Ballarat H. Deutsch. [Detail] H26049
LIBRARY UPDATE
The Library is closed from December 25 to January 3. From January 4 2021 we will be partially open to pre-booked and walk-up visitors and our Ask A Librarian service will resume for assistance with your research inquiries online and over the phone.