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You have just arrived in Victoria, Australia and are about to travel to the goldfields. How will you get there? What will you see? What will your living conditions be like? Will you strike it rich?

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  1. You have just arrived in Victoria, Australia and are about to travel to the goldfields. How will you get there? What will you see? What will your living conditions be like? Will you strike it rich? This is the adventure of a lifetime and must be recorded! You will keep a journal of your experiences and call it: “The Goldfields of 1854” Introduction TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

  2. Your aim is to detail the experiences that this miner encountered whilst searching for gold. Your recount should include details of your working conditions, hazards you encountered, what you ate and living arrangements. You may include pictures. Task TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

  3. Your recount should include a detailed description of the following: • Your working conditions on the goldfield. • Mining Technology links • Mining Tools • Goldfield life • Searching for gold Process/Resources TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

  4. 2. Details of where you lived, entertainment, women’s role, interaction with indigenous people of the area etc Social & Domestic life links Goldfield Life Indigenous people Women(scroll down to locate) Women Process/Resources TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

  5. 3. The cost of food and any other supplies Food & Provisions Process/Resources TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

  6. 4. Difficulties you encountered? Democracy & Protest links Law & Democracy Illness Immigration Issues with the Chinese(scroll down to locate) Eureka Stockade Process/Resources TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

  7. By completing this research task you will have gained an understanding of what life was like in the goldfields during the 1800’s. You will know what happened on the goldfields and understand how the miners felt. Would you like to have lived in those times and conditions? Conclusion TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

  8. Student/Teacher Evaluation TASK PROCESS RESOURCES EVALUATION

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