Golden Landscapes: Rethinking the Gold Rushes of the Pacific Rim: 22-24 July 2005 — This conference will reflect on the gold rushes that took place in the gold settler colonies of the Pacific Rim during the second half of the 19th century. A key aim is to detail the complex cultural interactions that occurred in gold fields societies and examine them through the present day remnant mining landscapes.For more than 150 years Australia has been one of the world’s key mining countries. The comparative nature of the conference will provide new ways to consider the Australian gold seeking experience. The conference will be held in the heritage listed Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, a multi-layered historic landscape that provides an excellent setting to rethink not only the Australian gold rushes but also those of the Pacific Rim.
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Eureka 1854-2004: Reappraising an Australian Legend.
A free public symposium, Wednesday 1 December 2004, with papers by Alan Mayne, David Goodman, Weston Bate, Tim Murray, Richard Mackay, Graham Wilson, Clare Wright, Fred Cahir, Keir Reeves, Kevin Wong, Anne Beggs Sunter, Tim Sullivan, Warwick Frost, Bob Walshe, Ralph Birrell, Charles Fahey, Heather Holst, Sara Martin. Click for program