Goldfield synonyms

From that time the gold industry made steady progress until the Rand gold mines proved the richest and most productive goldfield in the world.

As early as 1860 there had been disturbances of a serious character, and the Chinese were chased off the goldfields of New South Wales, serious riots occurring at Lambing Flat, on the Burrangong goldfield.

During 1905 the town of Goldfield had a period of mushroom growth, then quieted, and finally revived to a healthy development.