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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... rush for gold . Where could the government turn for guidance ? Neither Great Britain nor any British colony had had ... rush to the diggings . All they could do was to sanction and regulate the rush . Their one baton against the mob was ...
... rush for gold . Where could the government turn for guidance ? Neither Great Britain nor any British colony had had ... rush to the diggings . All they could do was to sanction and regulate the rush . Their one baton against the mob was ...
Page 174
... rush ended in a day , this billycan rush . Courageous men loaded their horses and went north , finding water and gold at the 25 - mile , then the 40 - mile , a hop , step and a jump to the 90 - mile , later known as Goongarrie . Forty ...
... rush ended in a day , this billycan rush . Courageous men loaded their horses and went north , finding water and gold at the 25 - mile , then the 40 - mile , a hop , step and a jump to the 90 - mile , later known as Goongarrie . Forty ...
Page 410
... rush , 158-62 ; land rights to Aborigines , 375 Nuccaleena mine ( S.A. ) , 112 Nuggets of gold : New South Wales , 23 , 26 ; Victoria , 43-4 , 58 ; South Australia , 112 ; Western Australia , 164 , 301 ; see also Gold ( bonanzas ) ...
... rush , 158-62 ; land rights to Aborigines , 375 Nuccaleena mine ( S.A. ) , 112 Nuggets of gold : New South Wales , 23 , 26 ; Victoria , 43-4 , 58 ; South Australia , 112 ; Western Australia , 164 , 301 ; see also Gold ( bonanzas ) ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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