The gold mines in Warrandyte have been around for many years. In June 1851 the government offered a reward to the person who found gold, not just a speck of gold but enough to be worth mining -within 200 miles of Melbourne. Louis John Michel found gold within miles from Melbourne, at Anderson's Creek Warrandyte. The news flowed around and people left their farms and their shops, to try to dig their fortunes out of the ground instead. The Gold Mines in Warrandyte are still very important to the people in Warrandyte .
People go to the mines to see what they're like.
The mines in Warrandyte are at Fourth Hill . Here you can see the Gold Cairn, which is a monument that was built to commemorate Louis Michel finding gold at Anderson's Creek in 1851. By Kylie, Breanna, Justine and Katherine .