The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningMaps on lining papers Includes index Bibliography: p 344-357. |
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... licence , and over two thousand came and went without buying a licence . Hardy was too tolerant in the eyes of the government . The Colonial Secretary insisted that all men buy a licence before they lifted a spade of earth , and Hardy ...
... licence , and over two thousand came and went without buying a licence . Hardy was too tolerant in the eyes of the government . The Colonial Secretary insisted that all men buy a licence before they lifted a spade of earth , and Hardy ...
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... licence was gravely unjust to Ballarat miners who earned no gold for six months and who sometimes had to borrow to buy their licence . The Ballarat deep leads nourished the most permanent mining camps in the colony , and as it is always ...
... licence was gravely unjust to Ballarat miners who earned no gold for six months and who sometimes had to borrow to buy their licence . The Ballarat deep leads nourished the most permanent mining camps in the colony , and as it is always ...
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... licence fee . He then instructed his police to inspect licences twice a week in the hope of catching more lawbreakers . On most diggings the raids merely incensed people . Ballarat , with its unique form of mining , suffered more than ...
... licence fee . He then instructed his police to inspect licences twice a week in the hope of catching more lawbreakers . On most diggings the raids merely incensed people . Ballarat , with its unique form of mining , suffered more than ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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