Home›More›Articles›From Naarm to a gold rush metropolis: how Melbourne was layeredArticleFrom Naarm to a gold rush metropolis: how Melbourne was layeredArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnMelbourne, Cities Well-attested SourcesMelbourne (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionDuring the 1850s Victorian gold rush, the city entered a lengthy boom period that, by the late 1880s, had transformed it into one of the largest and wealthiest metropolises in both Australia and the world.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.