The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningThree decades after publication, The Rush that Never Ended provides an account of an important part of Australia's economic history. New chapters tell the story of the changes in mining in the last 20 years. |
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Page 65
... Clunes , and as he had been an active Chartist in London and had drilled at Eureka Stockade his notions of conduct were not easily shocked . In fact few at Clunes would have been surprised if miners had invaded the paddock and smashed ...
... Clunes , and as he had been an active Chartist in London and had drilled at Eureka Stockade his notions of conduct were not easily shocked . In fact few at Clunes would have been surprised if miners had invaded the paddock and smashed ...
Page 67
... Clunes Quartz Mining Company sought from the Supreme Court an injunction restraining the outside miners from trespassing . They got the injunction but soon suspected that the invaders were ignoring it . They tried to send a surveyor ...
... Clunes Quartz Mining Company sought from the Supreme Court an injunction restraining the outside miners from trespassing . They got the injunction but soon suspected that the invaders were ignoring it . They tried to send a surveyor ...
Page 68
... Clunes : ' My Dear Sir , There has been a very Serious Riot here ... I fear this is but the beginning of Matters . ' Amos sent to Ballarat for all the constabulary they could spare and then rode over the dark plains to Clunes . The ...
... Clunes : ' My Dear Sir , There has been a very Serious Riot here ... I fear this is but the beginning of Matters . ' Amos sent to Ballarat for all the constabulary they could spare and then rode over the dark plains to Clunes . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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