Gold Rush Stories Part 24
Have you ever heard of The Great Exhibition of 1851?
What technologies existed at the time of the gold rush?
What was the impact of The Age of Steam?
The discovery of gold in Australia in 1851 coincided with the height of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. This was the year of Queen Victoria’s ‘Great Exhibition’ a ‘World Fair’ themed event which showcased the innovative industrial technologies of the day, with more than half the 100,000 exhibits on display originating from Britain or the British Empire.
Running from May to October 1851, the equivalent of a third of Britain’s population at the time, some six million people, passed through the doors to get a peek at almost every marvel of the Victorian age, including pottery, porcelain, ironwork, furniture, perfumes, pianos, firearms, fabrics, steam hammers and hydraulic presses.
Many of these newly enlightened minds would join the mass migration to the Australian goldfields bringing with them the knowledge skills and experience gained by the technologlical advancements of the Industrial revolution with many having worked in factories and ridden steam trains, firm in the belief that the ‘Age of Steam’ had made Britain the most powerful nation on Earth, and could have a similar impact on Australia.
The Australian gold rush saw the acceleration, expansion and redirection of the evolutionary paths of communication and transportation technologies and with it the reach of the American and British Empires.
The proliferation of telegraph wires, steamships, and railroads proceeded in the wake of the rush; minor ports became major international metropolises for goods and migrants.
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Gold Rush Stories
Who were the voices of Federation in Australia? Leading to the creation of the Australian economy and the chain of events that would see the Great Southern Land rise to become one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the role that the “Gold Rush played in the transformation of Australia as a nation cannot be underestimated.
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