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South Australian Goldseekers at the Golddiggings of Victoria 1851-1853
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In 1851 South Australians heard that gold have been discovered in Victoria, and it seemed that almost every able-bodied man left South Australia in the hope of making their fortune on the goldfields.
Emigrants from across the world arrived in Adelaide, heard of the discoveries and began making plans to 'go to the diggins'.
English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, French and Germans left, soon joined by goldseekers from the Orient whose hazardous sea voyages concluded in Adelaide. These enthusiastic goldseekers set out of what would be a long and arduous journey travelling by land or sea to the Victorian goldfields. Many more travelled by foot, often to save what little money they had. For those who found success on the goldfields, to Gold Escort was created by the South Australian Commissioner of Police in 1852 to ensure that the gold that the more than
