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Lost gold, a desperate diary, and a century-old mystery.
Lasseter's Diary
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- Paperback
90 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2024
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Summary
Harold Bell Lasseter claimed to have found an immense reef of gold in Central Australia and disappeared while searching for it in 1930. Lasseter’s diary claims he rediscovered the reef and pegged and claimed the area, though he provided no date or location. Suffering from starvation and sandy blight, he recorded his thoughts: “what good a reef worth millions? I would give it all for a loaf of bread”.
The diary was found after his body was discovered, and subsequent expeditions have fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923024847 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923024841 |
| Author: | Harold Lasseter |
| Publisher: | ETT Imprint |
| Imprint: | ETT Imprint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 90 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 172g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 216mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Harold Lasseter
Tom Thompson, the compiler of this book, is a publisher of Australian arts and letters, and broadcaster on ABC Radio.
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