The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Page 244
... gold would be very embar- rassing to a wool - growing country , and the matter was dropped . Obviously , neither the English nor the colonial administrators con- templated the prospect of gold in Australia without alarm . But this ...
... gold would be very embar- rassing to a wool - growing country , and the matter was dropped . Obviously , neither the English nor the colonial administrators con- templated the prospect of gold in Australia without alarm . But this ...
Page 258
... gold were taken away in the pockets of emigrants , Gold yield1 New South Wales Population2 of Victorian goldfields 35,000 Victoria Year £ £ 1852 2,660,946 16,776,250 1853 1,781,172 12,206,851 73,000 1854 773,209 8,661,161 100,000 1855 ...
... gold were taken away in the pockets of emigrants , Gold yield1 New South Wales Population2 of Victorian goldfields 35,000 Victoria Year £ £ 1852 2,660,946 16,776,250 1853 1,781,172 12,206,851 73,000 1854 773,209 8,661,161 100,000 1855 ...
Page 268
... gold era . The fluctuations in the rate of exchange previous to 1851 had been largely dependent upon the export of wool . In the wool season ( November to February ) the discount rate on England ... gold 268 THE GOLD DISCOVERIES , 1850-1860.
... gold era . The fluctuations in the rate of exchange previous to 1851 had been largely dependent upon the export of wool . In the wool season ( November to February ) the discount rate on England ... gold 268 THE GOLD DISCOVERIES , 1850-1860.
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