Could this gold rush icon become Ballarat’s next luxury hotel? While heritage protections apply, a major restoration between 2017 and 2018 — funded in part by the Living Heritage program ...

It’s a gold rush from the original Gold Rush. Artifacts from an 1857 shipwreck tied to the California Gold Rush will be auctioned Saturday for the first time ever. FILE – Chief scientist Bob ...

For the first time, hundreds of Gold Rush-era artifacts entombed in the wreckage of the S.S. Central America will go on public sale. Known as the "Ship of Gold," the steamship sank on Sept.

I just managed to mine a tiny speck of gold. Not enough to start a gold rush. Many visitors to Melbourne plan Ballarat as a day trip, but I’d recommend a weekend drive. Walk through the historic ...

A metal detectorist has unearthed "the find of a lifetime" hidden under a rotting log and three feet of dirt. Luke Phillips, who runs the popular YouTube channel Dig It Detecting, was out hunting ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In the 1800s, the lure of gold brought a rush of people and an influx of money to Ballarat, giving rise to the historic city and its ...