"This title is intended to be a companion volume to "Bound for South Australia : passengers 1836-1851". Includes bibliography and list of resources. In 1851, South Australians heard that gold had been found in Victoria, and it seemed that every able bodied man in SA left in the hope of making their fortune. This CD-ROM offers an insight into the endeavor using official records, newspapers of the day and the diaries of those involved. Contents: Background, the early days, Discovery of gold in Victoria, 1851-1853, the exodus to Victoria, Stories of the Goldseekers, Sending home gold to South Australia, Coming home to South Australia, Notes, Acknowledgements, Resources.
This CD includes Passenger Lists for over 2100 South Australians who travelled to Victoria between October and December 1851 plus Passenger Lists for over 14000 who came back to SA in 1852, etc plus diaries and biographies of many of the individual goldseekers.
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In 1851, South Australians heard that gold had been found in Victoria, and it seemed that every able bodied man in SA left in the hope of making their fortune. This CD-ROM offers an insight into the endeavor using official records, newspapers of the day and the diaries of those involved.
Contents: Background, the early days, Discovery of gold in Victoria, 1851-1853, the exodus to Victoria, Stories of the Goldseekers, Sending home gold to South Australia, Coming home to South Australia, Notes, Acknowledgements, Resources.
This CD includes Passenger Lists for over 2100 South Australians who travelled to Victoria between October and December 1851 plus Passenger Lists for over 14000 who came back to SA in 1852, etc plus diaries and biographies of many of the individual goldseekers.