The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningMaps on lining papers Includes index Bibliography: p 344-357. |
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... Company and the invaders declared open war . The warriors tried to smoke out their rivals . On the afternoon of 20 October 1858 the Clunes Company's miners broke into the drives of the Sons of Freedom syndicate and set fire to rags and ...
... Company and the invaders declared open war . The warriors tried to smoke out their rivals . On the afternoon of 20 October 1858 the Clunes Company's miners broke into the drives of the Sons of Freedom syndicate and set fire to rags and ...
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... company imposed com- pulsory social insurance , levying sixpence a week from the wages to finance a health scheme a century ahead of its time . The company's surgeon visited the sick , the company's hospital nursed them , and the mine ...
... company imposed com- pulsory social insurance , levying sixpence a week from the wages to finance a health scheme a century ahead of its time . The company's surgeon visited the sick , the company's hospital nursed them , and the mine ...
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... company's ground , and forty or fifty men with sharpened poles once invaded the ground and scuffled with company's miners . The company spent much on defend- ing its ground , but it gained more than it spent . The jumpers and invaders ...
... company's ground , and forty or fifty men with sharpened poles once invaded the ground and scuffled with company's miners . The company spent much on defend- ing its ground , but it gained more than it spent . The jumpers and invaders ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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