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 43
... rich in gold . He paid six men to sink a wide hold or paddock in the valley but as the hole deepened the water ... rich that Commissioner Gilbert saw gold glittering on the surface soil , so rich that the barrow road or no - man's strip ...
... rich in gold . He paid six men to sink a wide hold or paddock in the valley but as the hole deepened the water ... rich that Commissioner Gilbert saw gold glittering on the surface soil , so rich that the barrow road or no - man's strip ...
Page 121
... rich copper in the Prince Alfred shaft that gave tributers of 1870 remarkable fortunes at the low price of tenpence in the £ 1 . Commodore Goodenough heard of two miners who earned in two months what the average labourer would not earn ...
... rich copper in the Prince Alfred shaft that gave tributers of 1870 remarkable fortunes at the low price of tenpence in the £ 1 . Commodore Goodenough heard of two miners who earned in two months what the average labourer would not earn ...
Page 306
... rich or promising but were closed by rising costs or metal- lurgical woes . His family company , known as Australian ... rich past and rich future . His decision to issue 5s . shares rather than £ 1 shares attracted the small investor ...
... rich or promising but were closed by rising costs or metal- lurgical woes . His family company , known as Australian ... rich past and rich future . His decision to issue 5s . shares rather than £ 1 shares attracted the small investor ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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