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Treborlang
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1851 - Victorian GoldProspector HargravesWith his new technique, Discovers pay-dirt In Bathurst Creek. FitzRoy's orders None will hear, A hundred thousand Flock to Ophir. People abandon Work and home, Running for digs like Gulgong, Turon. Victoria's farms Are empty of men. Their flight La Trobe Is unable to stem. Melbourne town worries, Offers reward, To those who might find Victorian gold. By some miracle, Within four moons Coach driver Esmonds Strikes gold at Clunes. Grabbing pans, cradles, Thingummyjigs, Huge hordes now swarm To Victoria's digs. Governor La Trobe Shows his disgust, Makes licence fees A rigorous must. It's hopeless to try, The gold rush just grows, The two Colonies Metamorphose. From New South Wales The rush goes downstate, As ticket-of-leave men Cross the Bass Strait. In Heathcote, Bendigo And Ballarat, Voracious diggers Are going ratatat. And miners come from All over the world, The Chartists turn up, Their flags unfurled. The French arrive, Swedes, Austrians, Yanks, Along with phoneys, Impostors, cranks. The Chinese flock too And swarm the sites, Working the mines Abandoned by whites. Australia's invaded Without scruples, Our population All but quadruples. And while folks come here Hearts billowing hope, Australia learns how To grow up and cope.
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