Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 281
... police raids to find unlicensed diggers and sly - grog shops irritated the miners further . The newly arrived Governor of Victoria , Sir Charles Hotham , visited the fields , but did not sense or understand the mood of the miners , and ...
... police raids to find unlicensed diggers and sly - grog shops irritated the miners further . The newly arrived Governor of Victoria , Sir Charles Hotham , visited the fields , but did not sense or understand the mood of the miners , and ...
Page 296
... police moved towards the left of their position to threaten its flank and rear , the remainder of the mounted force and the foot police were kept in reserve ; we then advanced quietly towards the intrenchments where the revolutionary ...
... police moved towards the left of their position to threaten its flank and rear , the remainder of the mounted force and the foot police were kept in reserve ; we then advanced quietly towards the intrenchments where the revolutionary ...
Page 491
... police have been unfairly treated in popular versions of the story . Hall and his gang were exonerated ; Hall was said to have been forced into crime by the infidelity of his wife and tactics of harassment by the police . Their exploits ...
... police have been unfairly treated in popular versions of the story . Hall and his gang were exonerated ; Hall was said to have been forced into crime by the infidelity of his wife and tactics of harassment by the police . Their exploits ...
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