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Australian Gold Rush - Immigration Poster
A poster explaining the increase in Australia’s population during the Gold Rush.
Display and use this teaching resource when exploring how the Australian Gold Rush led to a large increase in population from 1851 to 1900.
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NSW Curriculum alignment
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCHHK090
The effects of a significant development or event on a colony
- VCHHK090
The effects of a significant development or event on a colony
- VCHHK091
The causes and the reasons why people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia, and the perspectives, experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
- VCHHK091
The causes and the reasons why people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia, and the perspectives, experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACHASSK109
The reasons people migrated to Australia and the experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
- ACHASSK108
The impact of a significant development or event on an Australian colony

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