Gold, and specifically it’s rich and vibrant colour is embedded within our culture as one of Australia’s prominent and primary defining colours. Our country’s gold history is advertised each time you sink a XXXX beer, is one of the country’s people’s colours of choice for casually worn apparel, and notably, the colour gold is symbolically worn and sported by professional athletes representing our country in cricket, football and of course soccer.
The history of the colour gold as a national definitive can be dated back to recent history when it was famously elected as one of the two national colours that would represent Australia – by the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke, in the year 1984. Some may argue that it was chosen for its representation of Australia as an opulent country rich in minerals; others suggest simply that it is more representation of Australia being ‘rich’ in opportunity, which may appear the nobler motive. And by coincidence of course, the chemical element symbol that represents gold is Au, which is not believed to have had weight on Hawke’s decision. But closer to the truth behind the choice of gold as a national colour representing Australia may in fact date back further to the mid 1800’s, to a period of significant immigration of workers chasing the golden dream and the promise of riches. A period known as the Australian Gold Rushes.
The history of gold is something that we follow here at Brisbane Gold Brokers and will continue telling the gold story as we continue our journey as professionals within the gold buying and selling industry. It is this history that defines our business and it’s this untold history that most of our clients don’t know about when they come in to sell their gold bracelets, rings, earrings and scrap gold. Here at Brisbane Gold Brokers, we make it part of our business to identify items by their historical value and not just their monetary value.
