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In the latter part of the nineteenth century, discoveries of gold at a number of locations in Western Australia caused large influxes of prospectors from overseas and interstate, and classic gold rushes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gold Rush in the West )〕 Significant finds included: * Halls Creek in 1885, found by Charles Hall and Jack Slattery. Triggered the "Kimberley gold rush". * Near Southern Cross in 1887, found by the party of Harry Francis Anstey. The "Yilgarn gold rush".〔("The Yilgarn Hills Gold-Fields" ), ''The West Australian'' (Perth) 16 November 1887, p.3〕〔("The Discovery of the Yilgarn Goldfields" ), ''Western Mail'' (Perth), 7 September 1889, p.4〕 * Cue in 1891, found by Michael Fitzgerald, Edward Heffernan and Tom Cue. The "Murchison gold rush". * Coolgardie in 1892, by Arthur Bailey and William Ford. * Kalgoorlie in 1893, by Patrick "Paddy" Hannan, Tom Flanagan and Dan Shea. A small rush at Nundamurrah Pool, on the Greenough River, near Mullewa, east of Geraldton occurred in August 1893. The Kalgoorlie event in particular, following the June 1893 discovery of alluvial gold at the base of Mount Charlotte by Irish prospector Paddy Hannan, saw a massive population increase and ultimately, brought great wealth to the state. Capital works, including roads and railways and in 1896, construction of the ambitious Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, came about on the back of the gold rushes. The population in Western Australia in 1891 was 49,782. By 1895 it had doubled to 100,515, and by 1901 was 184,124.〔 These previously unexplored eastern districts were hot and barren and had limited natural water supplies or pre-existing infrastructure to support sudden influxes of people. As a result, all supplies had to be carted, either from Perth or Esperance. Carted water was sold for up to 5 shillings per gallon. ==Kimberley== Prospector Charles Hall and others found alluvial gold in the eastern Kimberly region in 1885. The find created the first gold rush in Western Australia. In terms of gold yield, the rush was not particularly successful, but was the first significant find in the northern and western parts of Australia. It was nearly 40 years after the Victorian rushes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Australian gold rushes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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