The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningMaps on lining papers Includes index Bibliography: p 344-357. |
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Page 67
... hundred miners who each paid £ 15 for a share and worked daily in the mine . Known eventually as the Clunes Quartz Gold Mining Company , the hundred were paid alike and the laziest dragged down the others . The men sinking the first ...
... hundred miners who each paid £ 15 for a share and worked daily in the mine . Known eventually as the Clunes Quartz Gold Mining Company , the hundred were paid alike and the laziest dragged down the others . The men sinking the first ...
Page 148
... hundred shares were offered in Silverton at £ 9 each and rushed . Jamieson boarded the coach , wearing one of Wilson's suits and carrying a bundle of printed prospectuses , and went to Adelaide where solicitors sneered at the document ...
... hundred shares were offered in Silverton at £ 9 each and rushed . Jamieson boarded the coach , wearing one of Wilson's suits and carrying a bundle of printed prospectuses , and went to Adelaide where solicitors sneered at the document ...
Page 169
... hundred miles overland by coastal sands , drinking brackish water from wells where pearlers called , eating salted beef which dried hard in the pack bags , and plagued with flies by day and mosquitoes by night . On the way many diggers ...
... hundred miles overland by coastal sands , drinking brackish water from wells where pearlers called , eating salted beef which dried hard in the pack bags , and plagued with flies by day and mosquitoes by night . On the way many diggers ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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