My Life on the goldfield By Connor
About myself • My name is Conner • I am 21 years old • I have a brother called Patrick and a sister called Laura • I came to Australia on boat from Ireland it was a very rough journey and I was very sick • But I have recovered now
Ballarat • I have arrived ibn Ballarat and I am in town ready to buy my supplies
Permit • I will now buy my permit this will mean that I will be allowed on the goldfields for one year and then I will have to get a new one for the next year
Shaft or alluvial • I am going to choose alluvial mining because it means you don’t need a team
tools Because I’m mining alluvial these are the tools I will need
I will now go buy these tools It will cost me3 pounds and 11 shillings
Groceries I will now go buy my groceries to last me a month I will buy
I will get three of each thing so I do not run out on the goldfields and then come back to the town and waste my time
Let’s start mining • First I have to get to the goldfields and then I will start mining
• It is hard work
Gold! • Hooray I found gold
• It is 45 ounces in total it is 100 pounds I will keep on digging until I found enough to send the rest of my family over here
My life • This is how I started mining in Ballarat I can’t wait to continue my search for gold • Now I have enough money to keep on getting more food and better tools to keep my search up
The end I hope you start mining some day!