Gold and Colonial Society, 1851-1870Geoffrey Robert Quaife Cassell Australia, 1975 - 199 strani Comprises an edited collection of primary source material on gold discoveries in eastern Australia, particularly Victoria, in the 1850s and 60s. The emphasis is on the initial impact of the discoveries, the discontent on the diggings, the development of the mining industry and the consequences for colony society. |
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Preface | 6 |
Chapter Two The Road to Eureka | 48 |
Chapter Three The Digger and His Work | 80 |
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