Name/TitleTales of the goldfields
Edition1st
MakerSutherland, George, 1855-1905.
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectThe author was a journalist who worked for the South Australian Register and in his later years The Age. This is a collection of personal accounts of the discoveries of gold in Victoria and other colonies, and the hardships suffered by miners gathered by conversation with the people involved.
Contents
Edward Hargreaves : the first Australian Digger
James Esmond : the first Victorian digger
The beginnings of Ballarat
A pioneer digger [Charles Brown]
The Band of Hope Company
The rise and fall of Wood's Point
The "Welcome Stranger"
The discovery of Gympie
Ferguson 16452
Medium and MaterialsGrey cloth boards. Poor condition.
Measurements18x12.5x1cm
PublisherGeorge Robertson & Co.
Publication Date1880
Publication PlaceMelbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsGold and gold mining
Subject and Association KeywordsQueensland
Subject and Association KeywordsNew South Wales
Subject and Association KeywordsVictoria
Subject and Association KeywordsHargraves, Edward Hammond, 1816-1891
Subject and Association KeywordsEsmond, James, 1822-1890
Subject and Association KeywordsBallarat (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsBand of Hope Company
Subject and Association KeywordsWoods Point (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsWelcome Stranger (gold nugget)
Subject and Association KeywordsPersonal narratives
Named CollectionLibrary - Rare books
Object TypeBook
Object numberLIB 010166
Spine LabelX 994.5031 SUT
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved