A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... gold.5 On 3 June John Hardy , supported by ten armed men , set up his tent ... fields would act as a leaven on the whole . Despite the disadvantages of ... gold - fields seemed far from realization . Change was in the air . Gold , some ...
... gold.5 On 3 June John Hardy , supported by ten armed men , set up his tent ... fields would act as a leaven on the whole . Despite the disadvantages of ... gold - fields seemed far from realization . Change was in the air . Gold , some ...
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... gold - fields would turn the world upside - down : In California the blackguards were lynched . In Australia the blackguards would lynch the honnĂȘtes gens ; Carlyle would see his aristocracy of rogues established in full glory , 13 In ...
... gold - fields would turn the world upside - down : In California the blackguards were lynched . In Australia the blackguards would lynch the honnĂȘtes gens ; Carlyle would see his aristocracy of rogues established in full glory , 13 In ...
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... gold - fields some diggers professed their faith in human brotherhood , and testified that the bounteous gifts of Heaven belonged to the whole human race.1o By 1860 the majority of diggers on the fields at Beechworth , Harrietville ...
... gold - fields some diggers professed their faith in human brotherhood , and testified that the bounteous gifts of Heaven belonged to the whole human race.1o By 1860 the majority of diggers on the fields at Beechworth , Harrietville ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
Copyright | |
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