Gold
Hornsby Shire Library & Information Service
Linking Lives to Learning and Leisure
Preparing for your assignment – Questions to ask
When is the deadline for the assignment?How long does your assignment need to be?
How many different ways can you present the assignment?
For example, are you designing a poster, making a model, or preparing a report?
What information do you need?
Follow the questions on your assignment sheet. For example, are you looking for information on gold in general, or are you researching a particular topic such as the history of gold or the history of the gold rushes in Australia? This could include life on the Australian gold fields, the Eureka Stockade, the Chinese working in the gold fields, or the different methods used by the gold miners to extract gold from the ground.Do you need pictures or maps?
How much material can you use from the Internet?
The sites listed below sites will give you useful information
Ebooks and Searchable Online Information
To use the Library’s specially chosen online ebooks and information:- Go to the Library Homepage
- Click on Online Resources from Home or Online Resources @ the Library
- If working from home, enter your library card and PIN.
- If you do not know your PIN, contact Hornsby Library on (02)9847 6614
- Click on a subject from the subject list. To search for information about gold in general, click on Australian/Local Information, History, Newspapers & Journals, and Science
- For information on the gold rushes in Australia, click on Australian/Local Information and choose Dynamic Learning Online.
Websites
Kidcyber topics - GoldThis site contains information on searching for gold, women on the goldfields, Chinese in the goldfields and the Eureka Stockade.
Gold
Covers all aspects of the gold rush in Australia, including life on the goldfields, technologies used by the diggers, law enforcement and democracy on the goldfields, and entertainments enjoyed by the diggers.
The Australian Gold Rush
This site is at the Australian Government Culture Portal. The article contains information on the gold rushes of the nineteenth century which had a huge effect on the Australian economy and our development as a nation.
Australian Gold Field Locations Map
This site is located on the Aussie Prospector’s page.
Eureka on Trial
This site presents around ninety documents that trace not only the events of late December 1854, but also the lead-up to and the aftermath the Eureka Stockade
Using the online Library Catalogue
- Go to the Library Homepage
- Click on Library Catalogue
- For general information about gold, click on Subject Exact and key in gold mines and mining in the Search box.
- For specific information on topics such as the Eureka Stockade, click on Subject Keyword and key in Eureka Stockade in the Search box.
- To go to the next page of subjects, click on the symbol at the end of the subject list
Searching The Library Shelves
You can search for these shelf numbers in:
- the DVD collection
- the reference collection
- the junior lending collection
- the adult lending collection – including the magazines
| Subject | Shelf Number |
| History of gold mining and the gold rush in Australia | 994.03 |
| Gold as an element | 645.652 |
| Gold as a resource | 669.2 |
| Gold mining industry | 622.342 |
Recommended Title
| Australia's Heritage : 1788 to 1988 | R 994 Aus |
Need more help? Ask at the Information Desk, and remember to bring your assignment sheet with you.
