Entertainment on the goldfields!!!!

On the goldfields, the miners played games to relieve the tension from trying to find their fortune.

• Some of the time they played sport. The sports weren't like the sports that you played today eg: tennis or soccer. The sport were hunting. The miners would hunt kangaroos or possums.
• They would also storytell and play music. While the music played they would also dance to it. Sometimes they had balls or a concert. This was mostly an excuse for dressing up and having a time to relax.
• If not dancing they could read books.
• When miners struck gold they would have a leisurely activity called "Letting off Steam". This would be only done in the night.

Even with all these fun and leisurely activities, life on the goldfields was tough.

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