Australian gold rushes offered rewards by the Colony of New South Wales and the Colony of Victoria. Before the end of the year, the gold rush had spread to many other parts of the state where gold had been found, not just to the west, but also to the south and north of Sydney. The Australian gold rushes changed the convict colonies into more progressive cities with the influx of free immigrants. These hopefuls, termed diggers, brought new skills and professions, contributing to a burgeoning economy. The mateship that evolved between these diggers and their collective resistance to authority led to the emergence
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