Author: Carrodus, Geraldine.
Title: Gold, Gamblers and Sly Grog: Life on the Goldfields, 1851 - 1900 [Inquiring Into Australian History].
Description: Melbourne Oxford University Press (OUP), 1981. 1st ed. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, maps, corner cover tips little scuffed, spine little faded, faint foxing edges, slight bend in cover & few pages, light scratches front cover, minor edgewear. 92 pp. A study by Geraldine Carrodus into the early life of the miners and what made them live in the harsh realities of the Australian goldfields. Covers the rush for gold, daily life on the goldfields, law and order, and the legacy of Edward Hargraves (the first to find gold in New South Wales in 1851). This book has been written for secondary school students, but anyone who is interested in Australia's early history would find this book fascinating. ISBN: 019554286X

Keywords: australian history, earth sciences, geology, mining, gold, goldfields, gold fields, young adults, education, new south wales 019554286X


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