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Francis Keble Crowley. One person told me that the most successful diggers were Cornishmen , and convicts . The previous employment of the former as miners , gave them great advantage as diggers ; and the State - education of the latter ...
Francis Keble Crowley. One person told me that the most successful diggers were Cornishmen , and convicts . The previous employment of the former as miners , gave them great advantage as diggers ; and the State - education of the latter ...
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... DIGGERS On 7 October 1854 the murder of a digger near the Eureka Hotel , Ballarat , sparked off a violent incident . The publican , thought by the crowd to be guilty , was acquitted by a friendly magistrate , whereupon a mob burnt down ...
... DIGGERS On 7 October 1854 the murder of a digger near the Eureka Hotel , Ballarat , sparked off a violent incident . The publican , thought by the crowd to be guilty , was acquitted by a friendly magistrate , whereupon a mob burnt down ...
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Francis Keble Crowley. thirty - five to forty among the diggers . The military action was completely successful in a very short time , and no further attempt was made by the diggers to challenge constituted authority with force . More ...
Francis Keble Crowley. thirty - five to forty among the diggers . The military action was completely successful in a very short time , and no further attempt was made by the diggers to challenge constituted authority with force . More ...
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