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Page 41
... diggers wanted one day in which to rest or wash their clothes or yarn with friends or write home to Leith or Londonderry . Moreover diggers eagerly enforced the ban on Sabbath mining , for if a few men sank holes while their neighbours ...
... diggers wanted one day in which to rest or wash their clothes or yarn with friends or write home to Leith or Londonderry . Moreover diggers eagerly enforced the ban on Sabbath mining , for if a few men sank holes while their neighbours ...
Page 53
... digger shouted " There goes a broomstick , ' and the constable turned and fired point blank , killing one man and wounding another . Vicious incidents were recounted and embellished in diggers ' tents at night . While the drums played ...
... digger shouted " There goes a broomstick , ' and the constable turned and fired point blank , killing one man and wounding another . Vicious incidents were recounted and embellished in diggers ' tents at night . While the drums played ...
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... diggers were dismayed to find no defined runs of alluvium and no shallow leads . Victorian diggers hurried away from ground where the nearest water was miles away . In the dry season the only way of winning the gold was dry- blowing , a ...
... diggers were dismayed to find no defined runs of alluvium and no shallow leads . Victorian diggers hurried away from ground where the nearest water was miles away . In the dry season the only way of winning the gold was dry- blowing , a ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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