THE turbulent tale of Victoria's gold rush is told through the individual stories of 20 objects in a new exhibition in Melbourne.
Gold Rush: 20 Objects 20 Stories opens at the Old Treasury Building on June 8.
Gold was first discovered in Australia in 1851 - first in New South Wales and then in Victoria.
In this exhibition, there is a rich lode of stories of gold-rush Victoria to be discovered and the objects chosen for this display show how varied they can be.
From tiny manuscript dairies kept by men and women on the goldfields, to a replica of the largest nugget found in the world at the time, this exhibition has stories for everyone.
The Old Treasury building hosts the original gold vaults where gold bullion was stored during the gold rush era, as well as rare and historic documents from Public Record Office Victoria.
- Gold Rush: 20 Objects, 20 Stories at Old Treasury Building, Spring Street, Melbourne. Sun-Fri 10am-4pm, phone (03) 9651 2233, visit oldtreasurybuilding.org.au
