Rise of Australia

Chapter 105 The Eastern Section of the Railway Opens to Traffic (Please Subscribe!)
The detection of gold mines lasted for more than half a month, and even German experts were alarmed by this.

Finally, after more than half a month of exploration, the approximate reserves and scope of the gold mine were finally determined, and it was designated as the latest gold mining area, and non-related personnel were strictly prohibited from entering.

According to the latest report from Minister of Industry Pierre, this large gold mine completely covers the canyon, and even exceeds it in some places.

This also means that the scope of this gold mine is very large. In addition, the detection team has discovered the existence of gold mines deep underground, and it can be determined that the reserves of gold mines are very large.

Although only a rough figure can be determined at present, the reserves of this gold mine are definitely not inferior to the super large gold mines detected in Australia before, with at least tens of millions of tons of reserves.

The gold content of the gold mine is also above the qualified line, reaching a content of [-] grams of gold per ton of gold mine.

This also means that this gold mine can extract at least dozens of tons of gold after mining, which is not a small number.

For Arthur, who wanted to issue a new currency, the gold was enough.

After all, even if a new currency is issued, it will only be circulated in Australia for a short period of time, and the number of printing will be very small.

The discovery of new large gold deposits in New South Wales really quickly attracted the attention of those gold diggers.

Although it took only half a month for the Ministry of Industry to determine the specific scale and scope of the gold mine, hundreds of gold diggers have already arrived around the gold mine during this period of time.

Although due to the protection of the nearby police and army, they did not dare to get too close to the gold mine.However, outside the scope of the gold mine designated by the Ministry of Industry, a large number of gold diggers can already be seen, carrying their own belongings and tents, and embarking on a crazy gold panning trip.

Before the news of the gold mines in Australia has spread, it is also the most likely opportunity and timing for these Australian gold diggers to make a fortune.

As news of the gold mine spread, more and more gold diggers poured into this area, no matter how much alluvial gold there was, it was not enough for these people to share.

The good news is that not many people joined the gold rush because many people got relief from bailout committees or found high-paying jobs in industrial areas and elsewhere.

There are even fewer people who are willing to give up their hard-won high-paying jobs for the dream of getting rich in gold rush.

If Arthur hadn't specifically instructed that the wages of new jobs in the industrial zone must be kept above the per capita income level in Australia, I am afraid that the news of the gold mine this time would attract more people to seek gold.

That's not good news for Australia's fledgling industry and other construction.

If too many talents are lost, it will lead to the collapse of the industrial system that has been built with great difficulty.

Sydney, February 1902, 2.

Today, Australia ushered in a piece of good news, that is, the eastern section of the industrial railway, the railway connecting Sydney and Melbourne, was officially opened to traffic.

The total length of this railway is nearly [-] kilometers, connecting the two most developed states in Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, and also a bridge between the capital Sydney and Melbourne.

In fact, the construction of the railway is far from so fast. It has only been nearly half a year since the construction began on September 9 last year.

Although the Australian government has invested tens of thousands of aboriginals for this purpose, the casualties of aboriginals alone are as high as thousands.

But only less than [-] kilometers of the Sydney-Melbourne railway has been built.A long section of this railway with a total length of more than [-] kilometers was originally owned by New South Wales and Victoria.

Because they are the two most developed regions in Australia, the railway construction in these two states was also the first in Australia.

New South Wales and Victoria are also two states rich in mineral resources in Australia.Although the mines are mostly gold and other metal mines, not coal and iron mines, which are very important to industry, their value cannot be denied.

In order to exploit these minerals, the construction of railways in New South Wales and Victoria started early and was well planned.

If it weren't for the previous segregation policy between the colonies, the railway between Sydney and Melbourne should have been opened to traffic earlier.

But it's not too late, the railway is also crucial to increasing cultural and economic exchanges between cities across Australia.

Although a large part of this railway that is open to traffic is the old railway before, it can continue to be put into use after overhaul and replacement.

In order to celebrate the opening of Australia's first large-scale railway, Arthur and Prime Minister Evan came to the railway station in person. After giving an inspiring speech, they took Australia's first civilian train to Sydney.

In fact, in order to ensure Arthur's safety, this railway has been tested many times, and now it is just a formality.

But this does not prevent Australians from being delighted with the opening of this railway, which means that people in Southwest Wales and Victoria can communicate with each other in a more convenient way of transportation.

Although people in other states can't enjoy all this for the time being, they are not in a hurry.After all, the construction of industrial railways is a plan responsible for the five states of mainland Australia, and the vast majority of Australians can enjoy the benefits of this policy, can't they?
As for the people in Tasmania, because of their geographical location, they can only be wronged for the time being.

The speed of the current train is not fast. Even though the length of the railway is only more than 900 kilometers, it still takes nearly fifteen hours to travel.

However, many Australian officials have never felt such a speed, sitting by the train window, pointing at the passing scenery outside the window, and their hearts are surging.

Arthur didn't feel this way anymore. After seeing the extremely fast speed of various high-speed trains and subways in later generations, it was hard to be surprised by this kind of train with a speed of only about [-] kilometers per hour.

In fact, the opening of the railway has brought more changes to Australia than these.From the economic level, it can greatly reduce the cost of material transportation, make the communication of Australians more convenient, and at the same time promote economic development.

In terms of military affairs, if the industrial railway is fully opened to traffic, it will also greatly reduce the pressure on Australia's national defense.

Although Australia is an island nation, Australia is also a continent.The total area of ​​Australia is even comparable to Western Europe, but the number of troops is only 1, which is very intense for national defense pressure.

With the full opening of the industrial railway, troops could reach any state in Australia in a matter of days.

This plays a vital role in maintaining Australia's stability and reducing the pressure on Australia's national defense.

In fact, both Arthur and the Australian government underestimated the impact of this small section of railway opening on Australia.

On the day of the opening to traffic, people who got the news spontaneously organized celebrations on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne. If the police hadn't specially instructed them that wanton parades would affect the law and order of the streets, they might have organized large-scale parades celebrate.

Of course, from this perspective, Australians are still very law-abiding.

The influence of the opening of the railway is still continuing. With the reports of the opening of the railway in the Victorian Newspaper and the Australian Daily, more and more Australians have learned the good news and joined the ranks of celebrations.

Because the two newspapers specifically reminded that the celebration should be cautious and try to avoid disrupting the social order, but there were no special celebrations in Australia.

Most of them are friends of three or five get together, imagine the future with each other, discuss the present, get together with some good wine and so on.

There are also a small number of merchants and self-employed households who took the opportunity to hold promotional activities to gain some traffic and profits.

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