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The scene of Victoria's famous Gold Rush period which dominated the world's gold output during the 1850s and 1860s. Today, a legacy to this prosperous period remains in the historic towns and cities of this region with grand architecture and well-preserved local history.

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Streetscape at Sovereign Hill   Citizens of yesteryear at Sovereign Hill   Transport at Sovereign Hill
Streetscape at Sovereign Hill   Citizens of yesteryear at Sovereign Hill   Transport at Sovereign Hill
 
Diggings and gold panning area, Sovereign Hill   Gold panning area, Sovereign Hill   Tinsmith, Sovereign Hill
Diggings and gold panning area, Sovereign Hill   Gold panning area, Sovereign Hill   Tinsmith, Sovereign Hill
 
Sweet Shop, Sovereign Hill   Lake Wendouree, Ballarat   Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Sweet Shop, Sovereign Hill   Lake Wendouree, Ballarat   Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
 
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery   Ballarat Fine Art Gallery   Koala, Ballarat Wildlife Park
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery   Ballarat Fine Art Gallery   Koala, Ballarat Wildlife Park
 
Feeding the kangaroos, Ballarat Wildlife Park   Bendigo Art Gallery   Shamrock Hotel, Bendigo
Feeding the kangaroos, Ballarat Wildlife Park   Bendigo Art Gallery   Shamrock Hotel, Bendigo
 
Visitor Information Centre, Bendigo   Visitor Information Centre, Bendigo   Bendigo Pottery
Visitor Information Centre, Bendigo   Visitor Information Centre, Bendigo   Bendigo Pottery
 
Bendigo Pottery   Ferntree Falls, Mount Buangor State Park near Beaufort   Historic streetscape, Maldon
Bendigo Pottery   Ferntree Falls, Mount Buangor State Park near Beaufort   Historic streetscape, Maldon
 
Penny School Gallery, Maldon   Goldfields Railway, between Castlemaine and Maldon   Gold diggings at Castlemaine
Penny School Gallery, Maldon   Goldfields Railway, between Castlemaine and Maldon   Gold diggings at Castlemaine
 
Forest Creek gold diggings, Castlemaine   Antique shopping at Castlemaine   Wine Bank, Bendigo
Forest Creek gold diggings, Castlemaine   Antique shopping at Castlemaine   Wine Bank, Bendigo
 
Taltarni Vineyard, Moonambel (near Avoca)   Vineyard    
Taltarni Vineyard, Moonambel (near Avoca)   Vineyard    
 
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