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Sovereign Hill

Where history comes alive

Bradshaw St
Ballarat, VIC 3350

Nearest Train: One and a half hour drive from central Melbourne

Phone: +61 3 537 1100

Fax: +613 5331 1528

Australia's most famous living museum, this award-winning heritage village brings to life the 1850s gold rush era. Horse-drawn carriages transport passengers through gold diggings along the creek, where "miners" and excited children pan for "real" gold. There is a replica Chinese miners camp and a dusty main road complete with traditional hotel and shops selling authentic nineteenth century wares. A highlight is the "Blood on the Southern Cross" show depicting the Eureka Stockade rebellion, a short but bloody battle in which 25 miners died fighting for fairer licensing laws.

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