The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningThree decades after publication, The Rush that Never Ended provides an account of an important part of Australia's economic history. New chapters tell the story of the changes in mining in the last 20 years. |
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Page 83
... Queensland's mountain spine for nearly a thousand miles . When depression crippled Queensland in 1866 gold fashioned the crutches . James Nash in September 1867 found gold 116 miles north of Brisbane in timbered hills that rolled like a ...
... Queensland's mountain spine for nearly a thousand miles . When depression crippled Queensland in 1866 gold fashioned the crutches . James Nash in September 1867 found gold 116 miles north of Brisbane in timbered hills that rolled like a ...
Page 98
... Queensland arranged a lavish display of its wealth . Four Charters Towers mines sold to the Queensland government over a hundred tons of golden stone , which was shipped to London and crushed in a small stamp mill in the crowded hall ...
... Queensland arranged a lavish display of its wealth . Four Charters Towers mines sold to the Queensland government over a hundred tons of golden stone , which was shipped to London and crushed in a small stamp mill in the crowded hall ...
Page 130
... Queensland's largest tinfields but the most generous financier of new mining ventures in Queensland . He built dams and tramways and railways , opened mines of many metals , searched for oil , and developed the copper - silver - lead ...
... Queensland's largest tinfields but the most generous financier of new mining ventures in Queensland . He built dams and tramways and railways , opened mines of many metals , searched for oil , and developed the copper - silver - lead ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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