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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... discovery he formally applied at the warden's office in Silverton for the seventh lease . The syndicate thus got two miles ( less ten chains ) along the line of a lode that was to prove richer , for each foot of lode , than any metal ...
... discovery he formally applied at the warden's office in Silverton for the seventh lease . The syndicate thus got two miles ( less ten chains ) along the line of a lode that was to prove richer , for each foot of lode , than any metal ...
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... discovery . * An aware- ness of that correlation was absent from Dr Woolnough's report . Indeed Australia's known ... discovery . The halo of romance , of luck and unpredictability , which traditionally surrounds the discovery of a ...
... discovery . * An aware- ness of that correlation was absent from Dr Woolnough's report . Indeed Australia's known ... discovery . The halo of romance , of luck and unpredictability , which traditionally surrounds the discovery of a ...
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... Discovery of Gold in Australia ( Sir R. Murchison's Claim ) ; Select Committee on the Gold Fields ' Management Bill 1861 , vol . 2 , Select Committee on the Claims of the Reverend W. B. Clarke 1871-2 , vol . 2 , Royal Commission of ...
... Discovery of Gold in Australia ( Sir R. Murchison's Claim ) ; Select Committee on the Gold Fields ' Management Bill 1861 , vol . 2 , Select Committee on the Claims of the Reverend W. B. Clarke 1871-2 , vol . 2 , Royal Commission of ...
Contents
Preface Introduction | 1 |
THE GOLDSEEKERS | 3 |
Pickpockets Gold | 5 |
Copyright | |
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