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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... rich that Commissioner Gilbert saw gold glittering on the surface soil , so rich that the barrow road or no - man's strip between each claim was coveted by all , and when one man left his claim in order to wheel away a load of ...
... rich that Commissioner Gilbert saw gold glittering on the surface soil , so rich that the barrow road or no - man's strip between each claim was coveted by all , and when one man left his claim in order to wheel away a load of ...
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... rich Emperor and Loloma gold reefs in Fiji . Most of these adventures in the balmy tropics were highly profitable , but investors waited in vain for the discovery of rich surface outcrops on Australian soil . It seemed that the sharp ...
... rich Emperor and Loloma gold reefs in Fiji . Most of these adventures in the balmy tropics were highly profitable , but investors waited in vain for the discovery of rich surface outcrops on Australian soil . It seemed that the sharp ...
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... rich past and rich future . His decision to issue 5s . shares rather than £ 1 shares attracted the small investor , and they eagerly paid £ 150,000 for shares in the new company . De Bernales ' family trust collected £ 24,000 in cash ...
... rich past and rich future . His decision to issue 5s . shares rather than £ 1 shares attracted the small investor , and they eagerly paid £ 150,000 for shares in the new company . De Bernales ' family trust collected £ 24,000 in cash ...
Contents
Preface Introduction | 1 |
THE GOLDSEEKERS | 3 |
Pickpockets Gold | 5 |
Copyright | |
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