The Australian Gold Fields Welcome to the Australian Gold Fields. There will be a lot of information to research if you're learning about the gold rush. This will include the Eureka Stockade.
In 1851 Edward Hargraves discovered the first gold in Australia. The places that held the Gold rush are Broken Hill and Bathurst. These places are in NSW and the places that are in Victoria are Beechworth, Ballarat and Geelong.GG