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... diggings for the first time , quietly breaking the news that he had told the government of the dis- coveries . The Toms and Lister protested that their new diggings would be invaded by intruders , and argued that they could win a ...
... diggings for the first time , quietly breaking the news that he had told the government of the dis- coveries . The Toms and Lister protested that their new diggings would be invaded by intruders , and argued that they could win a ...
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... diggings he went home and removed all plate and treasure and refused to stay in the house while the excitement was raging . As he went to Sydney he counted 138 men in one day hurrying west to the diggings . At nervous Icely's homestead ...
... diggings he went home and removed all plate and treasure and refused to stay in the house while the excitement was raging . As he went to Sydney he counted 138 men in one day hurrying west to the diggings . At nervous Icely's homestead ...
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... diggings . Even then the government did not act . The crisis was hard to believe , harder to tackle . Next day Thomson enquired of his legal advisers whether the existing laws would enable him to control the diggings . And before he had ...
... diggings . Even then the government did not act . The crisis was hard to believe , harder to tackle . Next day Thomson enquired of his legal advisers whether the existing laws would enable him to control the diggings . And before he had ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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