Read Eureka! A Colony Grows to find out the answers to these questions.

• What problems did farmers face in Australia in the early days and how were they solved?
• Why was it important to explore inland areas?
• What were the effects of the gold rushes?
• How were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples affected as the colony grew?
• Why was it important to build a rail network?

This reader is classified as Reading Level 29-30+ / Fountas and Pinnell Level T-V. Visit our Levelled readers page for further information on reading levels.