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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In 1846 he urged the unemployed tin - miners of Cornwall to emigrate to New South Wales and search for gold . In 1848 he wrote to Grey at the Colonial Office and sug- gested that a mineral survey of Australia should be made.1 Grey said ...
In 1846 he urged the unemployed tin - miners of Cornwall to emigrate to New South Wales and search for gold . In 1848 he wrote to Grey at the Colonial Office and sug- gested that a mineral survey of Australia should be made.1 Grey said ...
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GOLD DISCOVERED IN VICTORIA 247 to be one vast auriferous area . Gold was discovered on the Abercrombie River in the south , to which spot Hargraves , with a taste for the picturesque , gave the name of Tarshish .
GOLD DISCOVERED IN VICTORIA 247 to be one vast auriferous area . Gold was discovered on the Abercrombie River in the south , to which spot Hargraves , with a taste for the picturesque , gave the name of Tarshish .
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The following figures of gold production in Australia are given by Coghlan . Those for the first five years are based on the estimates of dealers in bullion , which were generally regarded as being more correct than the official ...
The following figures of gold production in Australia are given by Coghlan . Those for the first five years are based on the estimates of dealers in bullion , which were generally regarded as being more correct than the official ...
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