Hill End : an historic Australian goldfields landscape /

"The history of the Australian gold rushes is full of exaggeration: the First This, the Richest That, the Largest Something Else. Hill End unravels the myths surrounding the gold rushes in order to reveal the hidden histories of the Wiradjuri people, of the graziers and convicts who occupied th...

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Main Author: Mayne, A. J. C. (Alan James Christian), 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Contexts
  • 1. First Impressions
  • 2. Actualities
  • 3. Realities
  • Part II. Landscapes
  • 4. Before the Rush for Gold
  • 5. Boom Town
  • 6. Poor Man's Diggings
  • 7. Heritage Place.