The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningMaps on lining papers Includes index Bibliography: p 344-357. |
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... Queensland goldmen who wanted capital for their mines . Charters Towers was Queensland's great gold town in 1886 and when the band played Saturday nights in the warm air the streets were dusty with strolling people and rowdy with the ...
... Queensland goldmen who wanted capital for their mines . Charters Towers was Queensland's great gold town in 1886 and when the band played Saturday nights in the warm air the streets were dusty with strolling people and rowdy with the ...
Page 353
... QUEENSLAND In the Queensland Parliamentary Papers is the vital royal commission on " The Laws Relating to Mining for Gold and Other Minerals , etc. ' ( 1897 ) which examined 139 witnesses from Queensland mining on all phases of the ...
... QUEENSLAND In the Queensland Parliamentary Papers is the vital royal commission on " The Laws Relating to Mining for Gold and Other Minerals , etc. ' ( 1897 ) which examined 139 witnesses from Queensland mining on all phases of the ...
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... Queensland ' and by W. Fryar on " The Development and Progress of Mining and Geology in Queensland ' . The tropical north is discussed in R. L. Jack's Northmost Australia ( London , 1921 ) and F. H. Bauer's ' Historical Geo- graphic ...
... Queensland ' and by W. Fryar on " The Development and Progress of Mining and Geology in Queensland ' . The tropical north is discussed in R. L. Jack's Northmost Australia ( London , 1921 ) and F. H. Bauer's ' Historical Geo- graphic ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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