A History of Australia [vol. 4]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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... fields , halcyon , romantic days before the overcrowding and the decline in the income of the diggers wiped the laugh off their faces and put rifles rather than picks and shovels on their shoulders . Only those with the gift of prophecy ...
... fields , halcyon , romantic days before the overcrowding and the decline in the income of the diggers wiped the laugh off their faces and put rifles rather than picks and shovels on their shoulders . Only those with the gift of prophecy ...
Page 125
... fields some diggers professed their faith in human brotherhood , and testified that the bounteous gifts of Heaven belonged to the whole human race . 10 By 1860 the majority of diggers on the fields at Beechworth , Harrietville , Omeo ...
... fields some diggers professed their faith in human brotherhood , and testified that the bounteous gifts of Heaven belonged to the whole human race . 10 By 1860 the majority of diggers on the fields at Beechworth , Harrietville , Omeo ...
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... fields . Some moved to the Otago field in the South Island of New Zealand and were seen no more . Some moved on to the fields at Gympie , and from there to Charters Towers , and later to the Palmer field inland some one hundred miles ...
... fields . Some moved to the Otago field in the South Island of New Zealand and were seen no more . Some moved on to the fields at Gympie , and from there to Charters Towers , and later to the Palmer field inland some one hundred miles ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
Copyright | |
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