Gold rush
Cox, Karin2014
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By the mid 1800s, Australia had thrown off the shackles of its penal past and was becoming a prosperous place where people could seek their fortunes. However, the incident that most changed Australia's fortunes was the discovery of gold from 1851
Main title:
Gold rush / by Karin Cox
Author:
Imprint:
Chatswood New Holland Publishers. 2014
Collation:
48 pages colour illustrations map
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
A glittering discovery -- Gold fever at Ophir -- The new El Dorado -- Madness in Melbourne -- Incredible finds -- The long walk to the diggings -- A licence to mine -- Fields of fortune -- Panning and cradling for gold -- Digging and mining for gold -- Empty cities, overflowing 'digs' -- Lodgings on the diggings -- Goldfields 'get up' -- A tough life -- The struggle to stay clean -- Businesses built on gold wealth -- A full day for little pay -- Goldfield's grub -- Sly grog and good times -- Selling and trading in gold -- Accidents and apothecaries -- Law and disorder -- Racism on the goldfields -- Lawlessness at Lambing Flat -- The Eureka Stockade -- Blood on the Southern Cross -- Girls on the goldfields -- Kids on the diggings -- Famous faces on the goldfields -- Cobb & Co and gold escorts -- Give us your gold! -- Bail up! -- Gold around Australia -- Gold ghost towns -- Quiz -- Glossary -- Want to know more
ISBN:
9781921580130 (paperback)
Dewey class:
994.031 GOL
Local class:
994.031
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
57145
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.031 GOL | pbk.Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.031 GOL | pbk.Available |
| St Clair | Nonfiction | 994.031 GOL | pbk.Available |
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 994.031 GOL | pbk.Available |