A History of Australia [vol. 4]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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... gold . " On 3 June John Hardy , supported by ten armed men , set up his tent at Ophir where human greed had converted a wilderness into the appearance of a blackfellows ' camp in fourteen days . Hardy believed that the respectable and ...
... gold . " On 3 June John Hardy , supported by ten armed men , set up his tent at Ophir where human greed had converted a wilderness into the appearance of a blackfellows ' camp in fourteen days . Hardy believed that the respectable and ...
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... gold as a corrupter of mankind . Sir William Denison feared gold might speed up what convictism had begun , spread equality over the whole of society , and place a low estimate on everything that distinguished one man from his fellows ...
... gold as a corrupter of mankind . Sir William Denison feared gold might speed up what convictism had begun , spread equality over the whole of society , and place a low estimate on everything that distinguished one man from his fellows ...
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... gold - diggings . The gold coin which was the basis of the paper currency was being withdrawn by the emigrants who left the province for Victoria . The banks from whose coffers the coin was taken were compelled to contract their issues ...
... gold - diggings . The gold coin which was the basis of the paper currency was being withdrawn by the emigrants who left the province for Victoria . The banks from whose coffers the coin was taken were compelled to contract their issues ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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