How much gold was found in Ballarat?
A. It is hard to be accurate as some miners may have decided to keep their finds quiet. Weston Bate quotes the following figures: Year ………….Ounces 1853 …………319,099 oz 1854 …………584,957 oz 1855 …………769,429 oz 1856 …………920,351 oz 1857 …………686,236 oz 1858 ……….502,984 oz 1859 ……….467,233 oz 1860 ……….267,288 oz 1861 ………..244,631 oz (Source: Weston Bate, Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat 1851 – 1901, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1978 pp.
