People travelled to the goldfields via any method they could. Most commonly, they walked. Some rode horses or took a horse and dray, and later on, regular coach services operated between the goldfields and major centres.
Fresh water was not always a commodity on the goldfields. Many times, all they had was access to creek and river water, which needed to be boiled before drinking. Often, the creeks were used for...
They didn't. The licences were expensive, unfair, and were required to be paid whether or not the miner found gold. The controversy over the mining licences was one of the causes of the Eureka...
They provided the miners with goods and services, or worked for the government as supervisors, police and administrators. Or they might have been families of miners and the others. Many people were...