What were the Gold Rushes? Why did people from all over the world get ‘gold fever’?  

What was life like on the Ballarat goldfields of Victoria, on Wada Wurrung Country? 

With so many different groups of people, how did everyone get along?  

Did First Nations people mine gold too? What was the Eureka Stockade? 

How did the Gold Rushes change Australia? 

Students from Preshill Primary School and Westbourne Grammar in Melbourne tell us what they know about the Gold Rushes. 

Fred Cahir, Andrew Pearce, Sarah Van de Wouw and an oral history about a Chinese miner share the different experiences of goldfields life.

How to use this episode in your classroom
Play all the way through (28 minutes) or play half the episode (14 minutes) and pause.
We'll tell you when you've reached halfway, and recap the episode.
Use the 4 page Learning Materials worksheet PDF with your class, and find more resources on our website.

Voices
Professor Fred Cahir is a professor in Australian History at Federation University. 
Andrew Pearce is the Learning Program Leader at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat. 
Sarah Van de Wouw is the Education Officer at the Eureka Centre, Ballarat. 
Gabrielle Wang interviewed by Anna Zhu for the Australians with Chinese heritage oral history project, from the National Library of Australia online catalog.

Episode image 

Gold panning dish. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Australia.

Music

Lady Marie, Rush to the Clearing, Borough and Jespen by Blue Dot Sessions.

Transcript


Download Gold Fever transcript in Word


Download Gold Fever transcript as PDF

Credits
Hosted by Axel Clark.  
Made on Gadigal Country by Anna Clark, Clare Wright, Jane Curtis and Britta Jorgensen.
Executive producers are Clare Wright and Anna Clark. 
Podcast concept, design and development by Anna Clark.  
Indigenous Cultural Consultant is Katrina Thorpe.  
Story editor is Kyla Slaven.
Learning material by Nick Adeney, Victorian primary educator
Curriculum advisors are Nicole Laauw, Department of Education NSW, and Rose Reid, Association of Independent Schools of NSW

Thanks to all the students whose voices you hear in this episode and their schools and teachers: Princes Street Primary School, Marrickville West Primary School, Westbourne Grammar School, Preshil Primary School, La Perouse Primary School, and Yirrkala Bilingual School.   

Hey History! is produced by the Australian Centre for Public History at UTS and UTS Impact Studios.

Impact Studios' executive producer is Sarah Gilbert. 

What were the Gold Rushes? Why did people from all over the world get ‘gold fever’?  
What was life like on the Ballarat goldfields of Victoria, on Wada Wurrung Country? 
With so many different groups of people, how did everyone get along?  
Did First Nations people mine gold too? What was the Eureka Stockade? 
How did the Gold Rushes change Australia? 
Students from Preshill Primary School and Westbourne Grammar in Melbourne tell us what they know about the Gold Rushes. 
Fred Cahir, Andrew Pearce, Sarah Van de Wouw and an oral history about a Chinese miner share the different experiences of goldfields life.
How to use this episode in your classroom
<ul>
<li>Play all the way through (28 minutes) or play half the episode (14 minutes) and pause.</li>
<li>We'll tell you when you've reached halfway, and recap the episode.</li>
<li>Use the <a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/episodes/04-gold-fever">4 page Learning Materials worksheet PDF with your class,</a> and find more resources on our website.</li>
</ul>
Voices 
<ul>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Gabrielle Wang interviewed by Anna Zhu for the Australians with Chinese heritage oral history project, from the <a href="https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/8682853">National Library of Australia online catalog.</a> </li>
</ul>
Episode image 
Gold panning dish. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Australia.
Music
<a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/244169">Lady Marie</a>, <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/244170">Rush to the Clearing</a>, <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/244164">Borough</a> and <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/244174">Jespen</a> by Blue Dot Sessions.
Transcript
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<li>
<a href="https://fuchsia-harp-gt4n.squarespace.com/s/Hey-History-Episode-4-Gold-fever-TRANSCRIPT.docx">Download Gold Fever transcript in Word</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://fuchsia-harp-gt4n.squarespace.com/s/Hey-History-Episode-4-Gold-fever-TRANSCRIPT.pdf">Download Gold Fever transcript as PDF</a>
</li>
</ul>
Credits
<ul>
<li>Hosted by Axel Clark.  </li>
<li>Made on Gadigal Country by Anna Clark, Clare Wright, Jane Curtis and Britta Jorgensen.</li>
<li>Executive producers are Clare Wright and Anna Clark. </li>
<li>Podcast concept, design and development by Anna Clark.  </li>
<li>Indigenous Cultural Consultant is Katrina Thorpe.  </li>
<li>Story editor is Kyla Slaven.</li>
<li>Learning material by Nick Adeney, Victorian primary educator</li>
<li>Curriculum advisors are Nicole Laauw, Department of Education NSW, and Rose Reid, Association of Independent Schools of NSW</li>
</ul>
Thanks to all the students whose voices you hear in this episode and their schools and teachers: Princes Street Primary School, Marrickville West Primary School, Westbourne Grammar School, Preshil Primary School, La Perouse Primary School, and Yirrkala Bilingual School.   
Hey History! is produced by the <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/research/australian-centre-public-history">Australian Centre for Public History</a> at UTS and <a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/">UTS Impact Studios</a>.
Impact Studios' executive producer is Sarah Gilbert.

A podcast for kids age 8-12 about Australian history with stories, music, and immersive soundscapes.

The podcast follows Stage 2 and 3 of the Australian curriculum, and of NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. 

Students can listen in class and use our Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator.

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Hey History! is made by history professors, so you'll hear from Australia's top historians and experts. It's produced by The Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with La Trobe University.

A podcast for kids age 8-12 about Australian history with stories, music, and immersive soundscapes.
The podcast follows Stage 2 and 3 of the Australian curriculum, and of NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. 
Students can listen in class and use our Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator.
Go back in time to the Gold Rush. What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay Botany Bay? Experience life as a convict kid, and hear how First Nations people learn on Country.
Hey History! is made by history professors, so you'll hear from Australia's top historians and experts. It's produced by The Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with La Trobe University.

Hey History!

A podcast all about Australian history where the kids ask the questions. 

Go back in time to the Gold Rush.

What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay Botany Bay?

Experience life as a convict kid, and hear how First Nations people learn on Country.

Each episode has music, stories, primary sources and sound-rich scenes with Australia's top historians and experts.

Listen to our 4 episodes in any order. And, there's a professional development bonus episode How to talk with kids about Australian history.

This podcast follows the Stage 2 and 3 Australian curriculum, and different states. Teachers can use it class with Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator - grab them from our website heyhistory.net

Hey History is produced by the The Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with La Trobe University. 

A podcast all about Australian history where the kids ask the questions. 
Go back in time to the Gold Rush.
What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay Botany Bay?
Experience life as a convict kid, and hear how First Nations people learn on Country.
Each episode has music, stories, primary sources and sound-rich scenes with Australia's top historians and experts.
Listen to our 4 episodes in any order. And, there's a professional development bonus episode How to talk with kids about Australian history.
This podcast follows the Stage 2 and 3 Australian curriculum, and different states. Teachers can use it class with Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator - grab them from our website <a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/">heyhistory.net</a>
Hey History is produced by the <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/research/australian-centre-public-history">The Australian Centre for Public History</a> and <a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/">Impact Studios</a> at the <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/">University of Technology Sydney</a>, in partnership with <a href="https://www.latrobe.edu.au/">La Trobe University</a>.

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