1851 in Australia city in the Dandenong Ranges, Belgrave was first settled, making it the oldest town in the Dandenong Ranges. Governors of the Australian colonies: 1851 in Australia 1851 in Australia was a watershed year. It saw the start of the Australian gold rushes with significant gold discoveries in both New South Wales (near Bathurst) in February and Victoria in July. As a result of the Gold Rushes, the European population of Victoria increased from 97,489 in 1851 to 538,628 in 1861 and the population of NSW increased from 197,265 in 1851 to 350,860 in 1861. Victoria became a self-governing colony. Sentiment
Otago Gold Rush gin and raspberry." The song has had several recordings, particularly by Gordon Bok. Paul Metsers' song "Farewell to the Gold" is based loosely on a flood in July 1863, which killed 13 miners on the Shotover River. The song has been recorded by many, including Nic Jones. 1976 New Zealand children's television drama series "Hunter's Gold" was set during the Central Otago Gold Rush. The Otago Goldfields Cavalcade has annually since 1991 retraced the routes of wagons across country to the Dunstan goldfields around Cromwell. The original route, which established Cobb & Co.'s coach service left Dunedin's Provincial Tavern on