Description
Every chapter in this book is a true and colourful picture of the uproarious days when Australia was like a great golden magnet. It consists of the recollections of pioneers on the central goldfields of Victoria, assembled from the 1880s onwards. Written in the pioneers’ own words, it provides a unique record of the way in which men and women thought, spoke and acted during the golden era which had such far-reaching effects on Australian history. Contributions by the following: J F Hughes; Henry Leversha; A C Yandell; W Gaulton; Robert Mitchell; James Robertson; L Murphy; Thomas Freebody; William Ottery; Henry Britton; Thomas Coggan; L H Seedorf; Thomas Graham; Charles Heley; Walter Wilson; Arthur T Hodgson; George Bake; Henry Boyle; William Baker; Joseph Parker; James Robertson; John Greenwood; W H Wilson; Thomas Carter; Walter Wilson; George Robins; Mark T Amos; J C Brodie; Richard Thimbleby; Charles Brown; William Adams; Henrietta C Walker; James Dunn.
