Victorian gold rush Victorian gold rush The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony, and an influx of population growth and financial capital for Melbourne, which was dubbed "Marvellous Melbourne" as a result of the procurement of wealth. The Victorian Gold Discovery Committee wrote in 1854: For a number of years the gold output from Victoria was greater than in any other country in the world with the exception of the more extensive fields of California. Victoria's greatest yield
Gold (Rush album) Gold (Rush album) Gold is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on April 25, 2006. The Gold compilation is a repackaging of the two 1997 Rush compilation albums "Retrospective I" and "Retrospective II", with the exception of the third track of "Retrospective I" "Something for Nothing," which has been removed and replaced by "Working Man" (last track, #14) on the first disc. Tracks 13 & 14 from "Rush" (1974)Tracks 6, 7 & 12 from "Fly by Night" (1975)Track 5 from "Caress of Steel" (1975)Tracks 9 & 10 from "2112" (1976)Tracks 4 & 8 from "A Farewell to