Written by Keir Reeves, Federation University Australia The beautifully shot and evenly paced New Gold Mountain, the new series from SBS, is an 1850s-era murder mystery set in the Ballarat goldfields during the gold rush heyday. In 1851, gold was discovered in Ballarat – a little known pastoral outpost of the British empire. News of … Continue reading New Gold Mountain Review: A Compelling Murder Mystery Shines Light On Early Australian Multiculturalism