Nothing But Gold
The Diggers of 1852
$26.58
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
30 November 1999
Summary
Gold was discovered in Australia in 1851, and within a year the infant colony was transformed from a sump for convicts to a Land of Opportunity. Robyn Annear’s lively history describes in detail life on the diggings: the mud of winter and dust of summer, the pluckiness of the women and children, the grog shanties, the flies, the mania of mining, the despair and the delirium, and the much hated licensing system which was to culminate in the Eureka Stockade.
‘Robyn Annear tells the stor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781876485283 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1876485280 |
| Author: | Robyn Annear |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 1999 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘History from the inside; wonderfully entertaining.’ * Age *‘A welcome addition to Australian history, pointing to badly needed ways in which history can be made more reader-friendly.’ * Quadrant *
About The Author
Robyn Annear
Robyn Annear was born in Melbourne in 1960. She spends her time writing and researching, typing for other people and looking after her family. She is also a part-time bookseller and President of the Friends of the Castlemaine Library.
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