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... Victoria had fallen . Gold had made Victoria the wealthiest and most populous colony in Aus- tralia , and a magnet for both the cream and scum of Tasmania's colonists . Tasmania would stagnate until gold enticed the people back ; and in ...
... Victoria had fallen . Gold had made Victoria the wealthiest and most populous colony in Aus- tralia , and a magnet for both the cream and scum of Tasmania's colonists . Tasmania would stagnate until gold enticed the people back ; and in ...
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... Victoria , coaches packed with diggers were jolting down from Bendigo and Bal- larat day and night . In a year twenty thousand Victorian diggers crossed the waters to Otago and chilled the stern - faced elders of this Scottish province ...
... Victoria , coaches packed with diggers were jolting down from Bendigo and Bal- larat day and night . In a year twenty thousand Victorian diggers crossed the waters to Otago and chilled the stern - faced elders of this Scottish province ...
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... Victorian gold - miners , and there were hundreds at Mt Lyell , were often buyers of mining shares . Many Victorian min ... Victoria miners who saw the reef widen or grow richer in the mine in which they worked frequently bought or sold ...
... Victorian gold - miners , and there were hundreds at Mt Lyell , were often buyers of mining shares . Many Victorian min ... Victoria miners who saw the reef widen or grow richer in the mine in which they worked frequently bought or sold ...
Contents
A Silver Lining | 6 |
gorge 1896 | 39 |
Miners gathered at the mouth of the bonanza tunnel | 74 |
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