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On the goldfields

Guile, Melanie, 1949-2011
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On the Goldfields looks at how gold strikes changed Australia, including the way of life of many men, women, children and Aboriginal people, as well as the lives of immigrants who came to the goldfields.
Main title:
On the goldfields / by Melanie Guile and Cameron Macintosh
Imprint:
Port Melbourne Pearson Australia 2011
Collation:
32 p. colour illustrations
Audience:
Lower primaryupper primary
Contents:
The rush for gold -- Travelling to the goldfields -- Converging cultures -- Keeping order -- Home and food -- Back-breaking work -- Goldfields clothes -- Health, sickness and death -- Children on the goldfields -- Entertainment -- Bushrangers
ISBN:
9781442540446 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.031 ONT
Local class:
994.031
Language:
English
BRN:
93729
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
PenrithNonfiction994.031 ONTAvailable
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