After enjoying the charm of Twelve Apostles, we were invited to hunt for gold in Ballarat, a small town about 75 minutes drive inland from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
When he arrived at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, as if we returned to the atmosphere of 19th century life. To liven the tempo first, not only with buildings, Ballarat residents voluntarily participate with the fashion show of the past. Complete with all supporting accessories.
Sovereign Hill which opened since 1970 is a living museum to depict the life of the community during the gold rush in 1851. The museum is built on an area of 25 hectares of former gold mine that long.
Each visitor is given a map provided at the entrance. Since the number of Indonesian citizens who visit here, the manager also provides a map in the Indonesian language.
The atmosphere of 19th century directly felt when we entered the museum's life. The main street is still made of dirt. On the right and left of the road there are many shops, banks, post offices, schools, and other buildings in the style of 19th century architecture.
We walked toward the creek, Red Hill. Here we are invited to washing gold with improvised equipment. At that time there were about ten people who try his fortune in gold.
Then, a guide demonstrating how to pan gold. First he used a shovel to take the material from the riverbed. Material was put into a rather wide plate made of iron. He then shook the plate and ... "See this is the seed of gold," he said, showing a bright spot yellowish to us.
Then, he gave me a plate and fill it with material taken from the riverbed. I then tried as he did. Until all the material on my plate that bounced out, I did not find any gold ore. In fact, some tourists next to me had a lot of yelling for finding ore on his plate. Yes ... for this one I am not an expert.
After the gold content, we headed to Red Hill mine. Here we were invited to see how the gold in the bowels of the earth. I could feel how hard the life of the miners at that time.
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