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Australia's Gold Rushes

by Robert Coupe Author

(From Amazon): Australia's Gold Rushes is a collection of absorbing and entertaining stories about Australia's various gold rushes. Easy-to-read text is accompanied by historical illustrations and photographs that help recreate life on the goldfields, and reveal the significance of the gold rushes in Australian history. Read about the lure of gold, early finds throughout the Australian states, and the gold rushes in California and their effects on the Australian colonies. Other topics covered include Edward Hargraves, treasure seekers, life on the goldfields, law and order, the role of gold in opening up remote areas, and the famous Eureka Stockade.

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9781864365474
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
18
Pages
64
Geographical Setting
Australia
Publisher
New Holland Publishers, Ltd.
Edition
0
Copyright
2001

Chapters

  • 1 In Quest of Gold
  • 2 Early Finds
  • 3 Off to California
  • 4 The Start of a Gold Rush
  • 5 Spreading Fever
  • 6 Gold Further South
  • 7 Ballarat
  • 8 Mount Alexander
  • 9 Bendigo
  • 10 Further Afield
  • 11 New South Wales Again
  • 12 Northern Goldfields
  • 13 New Arrivals
  • 14 Troubles on the Goldfields
  • 15 Anti-Chinese Feelings
  • 16 The Eureka Stockade
  • 17 The Golden West
  • 18 Aspects of Goldfields Life

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