To the diggings! : a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Australia
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0734401140
ISBN 13
9780734401144
LCCN
DU 103 .H63
DDC
994.5
Category
Australia and New Zealand
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
256 pages
Subject
Australia
Tags
Abstract
This beautiful book is a fabulous keepsake of a time when the discovery of gold and all that came with it left its incredible marks on the Australian political and social landscape.
Description
Content:
Introduction -- Gold! Gold! Gold! -- First gold in Australia? -- The world turned topsy-turvy -- The last of England: hard times & Mrs. Chisholm -- The road to the diggings: Freeman Cobb & Co. -- Under southern skies -- A glittering lottery -- No place for a lady? The darling of the diggers -- 'red-ribbon' rebellion: the Bendigo petition -- The battle at Ballarat: the death of Scobie -- A law unto themselves: the escorts -- The celestials -- The end of the roaring days -- Victoria -- New South Wales -- South Australia -- Western Australia -- Queensland & The Territory.
Introduction -- Gold! Gold! Gold! -- First gold in Australia? -- The world turned topsy-turvy -- The last of England: hard times & Mrs. Chisholm -- The road to the diggings: Freeman Cobb & Co. -- Under southern skies -- A glittering lottery -- No place for a lady? The darling of the diggers -- 'red-ribbon' rebellion: the Bendigo petition -- The battle at Ballarat: the death of Scobie -- A law unto themselves: the escorts -- The celestials -- The end of the roaring days -- Victoria -- New South Wales -- South Australia -- Western Australia -- Queensland & The Territory.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 251) and index.
Includes colored pictures on lining papers and maps.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
Includes colored pictures on lining papers and maps.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
Number of Copies
1
