A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 129
... thousand diggers marched into the Chinese district at Garibaldi Gully to expel the ' Plague of the country ' , like chaff before the wind , and escorted them off the diggings . 18 On 31 January 1861 the diggers formed the Miners ...
... thousand diggers marched into the Chinese district at Garibaldi Gully to expel the ' Plague of the country ' , like chaff before the wind , and escorted them off the diggings . 18 On 31 January 1861 the diggers formed the Miners ...
Page 195
... thousand merino sheep . In the good seasons of 1872 to 1875 he prospered . Fat sheep were driven to Broken Hill , from where they were trucked to Adelaide . Each year the wool was carted by bullock - dray to Wilcannia , from where it ...
... thousand merino sheep . In the good seasons of 1872 to 1875 he prospered . Fat sheep were driven to Broken Hill , from where they were trucked to Adelaide . Each year the wool was carted by bullock - dray to Wilcannia , from where it ...
Page 378
... thousand people . By 1889 twenty thousand men were struggling for quick and easy money in a great dust - heap at the foot of this iron range . Argent Street was a road two chains wide crowded with men selling shares in mines . At night ...
... thousand people . By 1889 twenty thousand men were struggling for quick and easy money in a great dust - heap at the foot of this iron range . Argent Street was a road two chains wide crowded with men selling shares in mines . At night ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
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