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... capital and accelerating their decline . It is likely that the growth of Australian trade and manufactures dislocated the goldfields rather than the decline of the goldfields created problems in the cities . Recent scholars have had a ...
... capital and accelerating their decline . It is likely that the growth of Australian trade and manufactures dislocated the goldfields rather than the decline of the goldfields created problems in the cities . Recent scholars have had a ...
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... capital for mining , and the system spread throughout Australia . Ultimately it may have led to a dearth of capital because it encouraged mining companies to start with inadequate funds and so increased their risk of failure . The ...
... capital for mining , and the system spread throughout Australia . Ultimately it may have led to a dearth of capital because it encouraged mining companies to start with inadequate funds and so increased their risk of failure . The ...
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... capital in an age when capital was essential for prospecting . The rising price of gold attracted capital . Even if the price had been static money would have flowed into goldmining for want of alternative investments in the depressed ...
... capital in an age when capital was essential for prospecting . The rising price of gold attracted capital . Even if the price had been static money would have flowed into goldmining for want of alternative investments in the depressed ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
Copyright | |
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