Websites Related to Mining or the History of the Shoalhaven

Topics

• Shoalhaven History
• Australian Gold mining history
• Gold Mining

Shoalhaven History

A brief summary of the history of the shoalhaven with links to other pages and an excellent list of books and other publications with more information. Also has some information about the Shoalhaven Historical society.

Meroogal House

A historic house and museum in Nowra.

Herons Reef Historic Gold Diggings

Ruins of an old gold town.

• No Water - No Gold - Applied hydrology in nineteenth century gold mining.
• Glossary of 19th and Early 20th Century Mining Terminology.
• Gold on the Adelong! An Historical Archaeological Landscape Study of the Adelong Goldfield 1853-1916.

A number of interesting papers from Heritage Archeology.

Pannning-Gold.com : Designed To Help You Find Gold Fast

An introduction to gold panning for fun.

How To Guides

Have a look at the guides on panning and sluicing.