What are they?

• I am a trap on the goldfields (mounted police officer).

Why did they call them “Traps”

• They called me a trap because I trapped\captured miners without a license.

What was their main mission?

• My main mission was to capture miners\diggers without a gold license and get paid for it.

What did they wear?

• I wore blue, black, red, white clothing and gold clothing.

Why were they hated?

• I was hated because I bullied the miners by taking their gold and sometimes hitting them.

How did they survive?

• I lived normally in my huts and tents.

What did they use for transport?

• I usually used horses for transport because it was better than walking and saving energy.

What did they eat?

• I ate sea food, chicken, fruit, vegetables and mutton.Vegetables Fruit Mutton

Chicken

Seafood

Seafood

How old do they have to be?

• I had to be 20 years and up to be a Trap.

Why were they needed?

• I was needed so I could catch diggers/miners without a license and keep an eye on them.

Were they rich?

• No, I was not rich because the government didn’t supply me with a lot of money.

How did they track unlicensed diggers down?

• How unlicensed diggers were found when I went out “digger hunting” and if I found them I would probably arrest them and may cause imprisonment.

Were there anymore names for them?

• Yes, Troopers, Traps, Miner hunters, Trippers, Joes’ and a police officer/mounted police officer (Croopers).

Bibliography

• http://www.burrowesss.eq.edu.au/4webpage/Teliah/life.htm

• http://www.australianhistory.org/gold-rush.php• http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/• Growing up on the goldfields, 2001 and by

Kimberly Webber.• Life on the gold fields, 2006 and by Melanie

Guile.• Eureka Stockade, 1981 and by Alan Boardman.• Googleimages.com

Here are some pictures of the Eureka stockade.

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