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Francis Keble Crowley. THE RUSH TO THE BALLARAT DIGGINGS After the discovery of gold at Buninyong , the ' gold mania ' seized Victoria . Thousands of people flocked to the district , and for a while it seemed that the Ballarat diggings ...
Francis Keble Crowley. THE RUSH TO THE BALLARAT DIGGINGS After the discovery of gold at Buninyong , the ' gold mania ' seized Victoria . Thousands of people flocked to the district , and for a while it seemed that the Ballarat diggings ...
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... Ballarat , sparked off a violent incident . The publican , thought by the crowd to be guilty , was acquitted by a friendly magistrate , whereupon a mob burnt down the hotel . Three men were imprisoned for rioting , and when their ...
... Ballarat , sparked off a violent incident . The publican , thought by the crowd to be guilty , was acquitted by a friendly magistrate , whereupon a mob burnt down the hotel . Three men were imprisoned for rioting , and when their ...
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... Ballarat , from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time , Ballarat , 1870 , p . 72 This newspaper report describes the situation at Ballarat : The following remarkable scene at the inauguration of the " Australian flag , " and ...
... Ballarat , from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time , Ballarat , 1870 , p . 72 This newspaper report describes the situation at Ballarat : The following remarkable scene at the inauguration of the " Australian flag , " and ...
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