[Editor: This article is an extract from the “Coolgardie” column, published in The Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW), 21 March 1894; it was reprinted from the Hillgrove Guardian (Hillgrove, NSW).] Coolgardie. The Hillgrove Guardian says:— “Letters received here show that none … [Read more...] about Coolgardie [gold rushes, 21 March 1894]
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Emigration from England [2 September 1852]
[Editor: This article was published in The Adelaide Morning Chronicle, 2 September 1852.] Emigration from England. The ample confirmation of the golden news from Australia, which every successive vessel takes to Britain, has at length aroused and arrested the attention of … [Read more...] about Emigration from England [2 September 1852]
The pioneers of gold discovery on Bendigo [28 October 1893]
[Editor: An article published in the The Bendigo Advertiser, 28 October 1893.] The pioneers of gold discovery on Bendigo. The following is the text of the paper read by Mr. A. S. Bailes, M.P., at the meeting of the local branch of the A.N.A., on Thursday:— Mr. … [Read more...] about The pioneers of gold discovery on Bendigo [28 October 1893]
The Ballarat gold rush of 1851 [chapter 50 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]
[Editor: This is chapter 50 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton. Published in The Sunday Mail, 9 June 1935.] The story of Australia — L. The Ballarat gold rush of 1851 At the beginning of 1851 Victoria was merely a pastoral settlement, with a population of … [Read more...] about The Ballarat gold rush of 1851 [chapter 50 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]