Nomads of the 19th Century Queensland Goldfields

Nomads of the 19th Century Queensland Goldfields
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Publisher : Boolarong Press
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9781921920592
ISBN-13 : 1921920599
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Nomads of the 19th Century Queensland Goldfields by : Lennie Wallace

From Gympie in the south, through Mount Morgan and Canoona on the central coast, to Palmer River and Hodgkinson in the tropical north, the 19th century Queensland goldfields were a magnet for tumultuous swarms of nomadic fossickers. They were also a breeding ground for true leaders of men. ‘Dr Jack’ Hamilton he was one of those natural leaders. He healed the sick and the wounded he was a prodigious bare-knuckle puglist and he fearlessly defended the underdog. Subsequently in 1878 he became a Queensland politician and for the miners rights.

Showdown at the Red Lion

Showdown at the Red Lion
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Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Total Pages : 609
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ISBN-10 : 9781868426232
ISBN-13 : 1868426238
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Showdown at the Red Lion by : Charles Van Onselen

Johannesburg, South Africa, was ? and is ? the Frontier of Money. Within months of its founding, the mining camp was host to organised crime: the African 'Regiment of the Hills' and 'Irish Brigade' bandits. Bars, brothels, boarding houses and hotels oozed testosterone and violence, and the use of fists and guns was commonplace. Beyond the chaos were clear signs of another struggle, one to maintain control, honour and order within the emerging male and mining dominated culture. In the underworld, the dictum of 'honour among thieves', as well as a hatred of informers, testified to attempts at self-regulation. A 'real man' did not take advantage of an opponent by employing underhand tactics. It had to be a 'fair fight' if a man was to be respected. This was the world that 'One-armed Jack' McLoughlin - brigand, soldier, sailor, mercenary, burglar, highwayman and safe-cracker - entered in the early 1890s to become Johannesburg's most infamous 'Irish' anti-hero and social bandit. McLoughlin's infatuation with George Stevenson prompted him to recruit the young Englishman into his gang of safe-crackers but 'Stevo' was a man with a past and primed for personal and professional betrayal. It was a deadly mixture. Honour could only be retrieved through a Showdown at the Red Lion.

Queensland Lords

Queensland Lords
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Publisher : Boolarong Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9781925236439
ISBN-13 : 1925236439
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Queensland Lords by : Janet Spillman

Edward and Eliza Lord came to Moreton Bay in 1844, arriving as the remote convict outpost was opened up for free settlement. Members of Lancashire merchant families, they had invested their inheritances in NSW lands and a Sydney merchant firm, just before the drought and crash of 1841. They moved north to rebuild their fortunes, settling at Kangaroo Point before moving to the Darling Downs to start new commercial interests. Although financial success continued to elude them, the Lord family contributed to the settlement of colonial Queensland. Edward and Eliza’s great-great-grand-daughter, Janet Spillman, explores the way Queensland moulded the Lord family’s lives, and the way family members contributed to the colony’s development.

From Nanango to Cooktown

From Nanango to Cooktown
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Publisher : Boolarong Press
Total Pages : 141
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ISBN-10 : 9781921920554
ISBN-13 : 1921920556
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis From Nanango to Cooktown by : Lennie Wallace

Australia

Australia
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Publisher : Langenscheidt Publishing Group
Total Pages : 408
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9812347992
ISBN-13 : 9789812347992
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Australia by : Jeffery Pike

"Insight guides" er reisehåndbøker som skal gi historisk og kulturell forståelse for stedene som skal besøkes. De er kjent for dyptpløyende artikler om kultur, religion, mat, severdigheter osv., og er illustrert med flotte fargefotografier.

The Shipwreck of the New Guinea Gold Explorers

The Shipwreck of the New Guinea Gold Explorers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822033267014
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Shipwreck of the New Guinea Gold Explorers by : Peter Maiden

When the Brig Maria was wrecked on a reef off Hinchenbrook Island, there began a horror story of gale-torn seas, courage, cowardice, endurance, heroism and tragic loss.

A History of Queensland

A History of Queensland
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780521876926
ISBN-13 : 0521876923
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Queensland by : Raymond Evans

A History of Queensland explores from the time of earliest human habitation up to the present.

Early Days in North Queensland

Early Days in North Queensland
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000020063191
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Early Days in North Queensland by : Edward Palmer

Chap. 11; North Queensland Aborigines; Gulf country - raised sleeping benches, wet weather gunyahs; cave drawings near Cooktown, Roper R., ; Limmens Bight; canoes; black magic beliefs; astrology; cannibalism; Foods, fishing (Wide Bay); Class divisions of Yerunthully tribe.