MELBOURNE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - In the hinterlands of Australia's historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small ‌golden nugget out of the earth. The retired retail worker was ...

Welcome to GOLD, an SBS Learn website about the gold rush in Australia. Explore the rich cultures present on the gold fields, from First Nations peoples to those lured by gold from faraway lands.

The gold rush was one of most defining periods in Australia's history. It brought wealth, democracy, social change, ...

Gold has surged to historic highs, fueling a new boom in Western Australia’s goldfields. Giants like Northern Star and Evolution are cashing in on $5,000-an-ounce prices, but investors haven’t ...

Taiwanese pop music superstar Jay Chou has dug into the Chinese history of Australia's 19th century gold rush.

A restored 1850s gold rush inn at Rockbank Inn is becoming the centrepiece of Woodlea, a major new housing development in ...