The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningAustralia is one of the world's great sources of mineral treasures. Out of the ground, on land and at sea, has come wealth to create a host of lucrative industries. Our landscape is littered with mines and mining towns bearing evocative names like Rum Jungle, Noble's Nob, Broad Arrow, Bordeaux and Siberia, and stories abound of fortunes won and lost. 'The rush that never ended' tells the story of these mineral discoveries, describes the giants of Australia's mining history and records the tremendous influence that mining has had on Australia's attitudes to unionism, religion, law and politics. |
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... Adelaide at the start of 1841 the people who sat on the shaded sides of their houses on summer evenings may have seen smoke rising to the east . On a steep hill only four miles from Adelaide smoke from burning grass signalled the birth ...
... Adelaide at the start of 1841 the people who sat on the shaded sides of their houses on summer evenings may have seen smoke rising to the east . On a steep hill only four miles from Adelaide smoke from burning grass signalled the birth ...
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... Adelaide anxiously wrote to the chief captain : ' How are the men affected by the late news from Mel- bourne ? ' The men were very much affected ; and the company had to enforce the Cornish custom of not paying the tribute money to ...
... Adelaide anxiously wrote to the chief captain : ' How are the men affected by the late news from Mel- bourne ? ' The men were very much affected ; and the company had to enforce the Cornish custom of not paying the tribute money to ...
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... Adelaide . They said share syndicates were sometimes formed in the vestry after church , and it was certainly true that Adelaide stock exchange was strong in mining even before it became a leading market in Broken Hill shares in the ...
... Adelaide . They said share syndicates were sometimes formed in the vestry after church , and it was certainly true that Adelaide stock exchange was strong in mining even before it became a leading market in Broken Hill shares in the ...
Contents
Preface Introduction | 1 |
THE GOLDSEEKERS | 3 |
Pickpockets Gold | 5 |
Copyright | |
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