Lost glitter, A : Letters between South Australia and the Western Australian Goldfields, 1895-1897

Best, Michael R. (ed.)

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MINING AUSTRALIANA

Personal correspondence of the Deland family, dating from the late 1890s, describing life on the Western Australian goldfields and society and family life in contemporary Adelaide and Gawler ; includes attitudes towards and incidents involving Aboriginal people.
x, 258 p., [28] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. 243-251. #291122 First Edition.
Deland family — Correspondence. | Deland family. | Gold miners — Western Australia — Kalgoorlie Region — Correspondence. | Gold mines and mining — Western Australia — Kalgoorlie Region — History. | Mining industry – Gold. | History – Biographies – Non-Indigenous. | Occupations – Miners. | History – Genealogy and family history. | South Australia — Social life and customs — 1891-1901. | Western Australia — Social life and customs — 1829-1900. | Kalgoorlie Region (W.A.) — Social life and customs. | Kalgoorlie-Boulder (SE WA Goldfields SH51-09) | Gawler (SE SA SI54-09) | Adelaide (SE SA SI54-09)

Additional Information

AuthorBest, Michael R. (ed.)
Number of pages268
PublisherWakefield Press
Year Published1986
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

Near Fine

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