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There are lots of resources across the Goldfields Guide website which are useful for both gold prospectors and those interested in exploring the history and features of the Victorian Goldfields. This handy directory lists some of the most popular gold-related pages on Goldfields Guide, making it easier for you to find what you're after.
Gold prospecting guides
- General guide to gold prospecting in the Victorian Goldfields
- Ballarat gold prospecting guide
- Castlemaine gold prospecting guide
- Maryborough gold prospecting guide
- Dunolly and Moliagul gold prospecting guide
- Inglewood and Wedderburn gold prospecting guide
Places to look for gold in the Victorian Goldfields
- Detailed information on some of the places good for gold prospecting in Victoria's Golden Triangle
- Lots of locations where you can prospect in the Victorian Goldfields
- Interactive map showing lots of places to prospect in the Victorian Goldfields
Gold panning and sluicing in the Victorian Goldfields
Gold maps
- Online directory of Victorian gold maps
- Gold prospecting maps for Victoria's State and National Parks
- Historical gold maps of the Victorian Goldfields
- Historical gold maps of the Western Australian goldfields
- Historical gold maps of the New South Wales goldfields
- How to read historical gold maps
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General gold prospecting information
Places to explore
- Gold history locations on Goldfields Guide
- 20 abandoned mines to explore in the Victorian Goldfields
- State gold batteries of the Victorian Goldfields
- Mining ruins and relics throughout the Central Goldfields
- Abandoned mines of the Victorian Goldfields
- Victoria's underground mine tours
- Visit Maldon, Victoria's grand and gorgeous gold town
- Wallaby Mine Gold Battery
- Educational locations in the Victorian Goldfields
- Fascinating cemeteries of the Victorian Goldfields
- Goldfields Guide's top 10
- Browse all locations on Goldfields Guide (over 300 places to explore and counting)
Goldfields history
- Diaries and memoirs from the Victorian gold rush
- The Welcome Stranger gold nugget
- Puddling machines of the Victorian Goldfields
- Early accounts of the Maryborough Diggings
- Early accounts of the Forest Creek Diggings
- The moral state of the diggings during the Victorian gold rush
- Gold rush poem, 1851. The Rhyme of the Melbourne Mania
- License evasion, treachery and triumph on the Mt Alexander diggings, 1852
- Children of the Victorian gold rush
- The treacherous Black Forest, Victoria
- Captain Melville, the Bushranger of Melville Caves
Miscellaneous
Just for fun
- Jokes about gold, prospecting and mining
- Aussie river gems - a prospectors guide
- The Maryborough Ghost
- April Fools hoax in Creswick, 1873
- The wizard miners of the 16th century, De Re Metallica
Holidays throughout history in the Victorian Goldfields
- Christmas on the goldfields
- The golden Christmas cake, 1872
- The Christmas Gift gold nugget, 1877
- Easter Monday celebrations in 19th century Victoria
- Victoria's Easter Grinch, 1865
prospectors and miners association victoria
Established in 1980, the Prospectors and Miners Association of Victoria is a voluntary body created to protect the rights and opportunities of those who wish to prospect, fossick or mine in the State of Victoria, Australia.
By becoming a member, you are supporting the PMAV in their fight to uphold the rights of prospectors and miners across Victoria. You'll also gain access to exclusive publications, field days, prospecting tips, discounts and competitions.
Check out the PMAV website for more information.
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