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Page 76
... speculators and working miners could not pay their debts , and Dr L. L. Smith posted them his panacea pills and potions , ' packed as to avoid observation ' . Speculators were sick but Bendigo had never been so healthy with the flood of ...
... speculators and working miners could not pay their debts , and Dr L. L. Smith posted them his panacea pills and potions , ' packed as to avoid observation ' . Speculators were sick but Bendigo had never been so healthy with the flood of ...
Page 99
... speculators was finally sealed in November 1871. Victoria passed its famous No Liability Act for mining com- panies , one of the most radical experiments in company law in the English - speaking world . A speculator could now lose only ...
... speculators was finally sealed in November 1871. Victoria passed its famous No Liability Act for mining com- panies , one of the most radical experiments in company law in the English - speaking world . A speculator could now lose only ...
Page 100
... speculators but also bankers . importers , and the politicians who built state railways so freely and the Melbourne ... speculator and , as the price of gold was fixed , gold shares could not fluctuate freely without regular news from ...
... speculators but also bankers . importers , and the politicians who built state railways so freely and the Melbourne ... speculator and , as the price of gold was fixed , gold shares could not fluctuate freely without regular news from ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
Copyright | |
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