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The gold rush : the fever that forever changed Australia / David Hill.

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ISBN	9781864711301 (paperback)
Shelf Location	994.031/HIL
Author	Hill, David, 1946- author.
Title	The gold rush : : the fever that forever changed Australia / / David Hill.
Publication Details	North Sydney, N.S.W. :: 2011. William Heinemann,,
Collation	xiv, [497] pages, [16] pages of plates : : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; ; 20 cm. ;
Bibliography Note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-473) and index.
Abstract/Summary	David Hill relates the extraordinary people and staggering events of Australia's great gold-rush years. From the mid- to late-1800s, people from all corners of the globe and all walks of life, including two future prime ministers of Great Britain and Australia, threw off their previous pursuits and made the often perilous journey to the goldfields, from where they would return either fabulously wealthy or demoralised and broken - if they returned at all.
Subject	Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- History
	Australia -- Gold discoveries -- Social aspects.
	Australia -- Gold discoveries -- Economic aspects.
	Australia -- History -- 1851-1891.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- History . Authors: Hill, David, 1946- .