Name/TitleGoldfields and the gothic : a hidden heritage & folklore
MakerWaldron, David
Maker RoleEditor
MakerWaldron, David
Maker RoleCompiler
About this objectGenerations of Australians have grown up with the legend of Eureka and the familiar images of he gold rush in central Victoria. However, underneath these commonly known stories lies a stranger and darker past. As well as colonists, pioneers, soldiers and rebel miners, the colonial goldfields were home to spiritualists, secret societies, ghost-hoaxers, bunyip legends and murderers. There are also the stories of those forgotten in the goldfield histories, including Indigenous peoples, the mentally ill, homosexuals and immigrant communities. Goldfields and the Gothic is an anthology by local historians for the long buried legends, histories and folklore of the Victorian goldfields and their legacy today. Every historian has a collection of strange, buried pieces of history; this work begins the task of bringing them into the light.
PublisherVictoria Australian Scholarly Publishing
Publication Date2016
Publication PlaceNorth Melbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsAboriginal Australians
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Subject and Association KeywordsGold and gold mining
Subject and Association KeywordsSocial life and customs
Subject and Association KeywordsBallarat (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsFolklore
Subject and Association KeywordsArarat Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital)
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN9781925333510
Object numberLIB 054972
Spine Label622.342 WAL
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved