The West Australian Gold Rush
On the 17th of September 1892 gold was discovered in Western Australia. Hear a firsthand account from the ±«Óãtv archives.
On 17 September 1892 gold was discovered in Coolgardie in Western Australia. It was not the first find but it was the biggest, and the one which began a gold rush that changed the fortunes of the colony which had just become independent from Britain. Claire Bowes presents an archive interview with Frank Gerald, who as a young man, witnessed the discovery. His account was recorded in 1937.
(Photo: Gold prospectors in Australia panning water and silt in search of small nuggets. Credit: Three Lions/Getty Images)
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- Mon 19 Sep 2016 07:50GMT±«Óãtv World Service except News Internet
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