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Diary of William Crawford Walker, 1852-1863
written by William Crawford Walker, fl. 1852, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 251 page(s)
Includes details of William Crawford Walker's tasks as manager of a gold mining water race between Harker's Creek and Stony Creek at Granite Flat; reference to Chinese miners and opium smoking; information on religious and social life; garden planting notes and biographical notes on the Walker family. Also with th...
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written by William Crawford Walker, fl. 1852, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 251 page(s)
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Includes details of William Crawford Walker's tasks as manager of a gold mining water race between Harker's Creek and Stony Creek at Granite Flat; reference to Chinese miners and opium smoking; information on religious and social life; garden planting notes and biographical notes on the Walker family. Also with the diary is information on William Crawford Walker by W. J. Taylor. The area known as Granite Flat is situated several miles above the t...
Includes details of William Crawford Walker's tasks as manager of a gold mining water race between Harker's Creek and Stony Creek at Granite Flat; reference to Chinese miners and opium smoking; information on religious and social life; garden planting notes and biographical notes on the Walker family. Also with the diary is information on William Crawford Walker by W. J. Taylor. The area known as Granite Flat is situated several miles above the township of Mitta Mitta.
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Date Written / Recorded
1852
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
William Crawford Walker, fl. 1852
Topic / Theme
Chinese, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Mining communities, Colonial life, Family and Culture, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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El Dorado Miner's Diary, 1893-1895
written by Anonymous El Dorado Miner, fl. 1893, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1893) , 162 page(s)
Unidentified author. The diary records the daily life of a miner working for the El Dorado Company in Wangaratta. Apart from recording the problems and accidents experienced by the miners, he also discusses local events including football and cricket matches.
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written by Anonymous El Dorado Miner, fl. 1893, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1893) , 162 page(s)
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Unidentified author. The diary records the daily life of a miner working for the El Dorado Company in Wangaratta. Apart from recording the problems and accidents experienced by the miners, he also discusses local events including football and cricket matches.
Date Written / Recorded
1893
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Anonymous El Dorado Miner, fl. 1893
Topic / Theme
Community events, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Mining communities, Imperialism and Colonialism, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Extract From a Gold-Digger's Diary
written by Henry Enos Webb, in South Australiana, of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Collections , 7 page(s)
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written by Henry Enos Webb, in South Australiana, of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Collections , 7 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Henry Enos Webb
Topic / Theme
Frontier and pioneer life, Mining communities, Gold mines and mining, Childhood, Farm life, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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History of the Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History, and Working of the World Renowned Comstock Silver Lode of Nevada
written by William Wright, 1829-1898 (Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1876), 569 page(s)
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written by William Wright, 1829-1898 (Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1876), 569 page(s)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
William Wright, 1829-1898
Date Published / Released
1876
Publisher
American Publishing Company
Topic / Theme
Silver mines and mining, Silver mining, Miners, Frontier and pioneer life, Trade and Commerce, Migration and Diaspora
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Letter from Charlotte Perrottet to Mother, May 14, 1856
written by Charlotte Perrottet, 1826-1927, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (14 May 1856) , 4 page(s)
Letter written by Charlotte Perrottet on the Beechworth gold-diggings to her mother in London, 14 May 1856. The letter describes conditions on the goldfields and Charlotte's life since arriving in Australia. There is also a typescript copy of the original letter.
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written by Charlotte Perrottet, 1826-1927, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (14 May 1856) , 4 page(s)
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Letter written by Charlotte Perrottet on the Beechworth gold-diggings to her mother in London, 14 May 1856. The letter describes conditions on the goldfields and Charlotte's life since arriving in Australia. There is also a typescript copy of the original letter.
Date Written / Recorded
14 May 1856, 1856
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Charlotte Perrottet, 1826-1927
Topic / Theme
Gold mines and mining, Mining camps, Daily life, Frontier and pioneer life, Family and Culture, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Letter from Thomas Brooks to Family, March 27, 1853
written by Thomas Brooks, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (27 March 1853) , 4 page(s)
Letter from Thomas Brooks to his family in England, 27 March 1853, describing his life in Melbourne and on the goldfields.
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written by Thomas Brooks, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (27 March 1853) , 4 page(s)
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Letter from Thomas Brooks to his family in England, 27 March 1853, describing his life in Melbourne and on the goldfields.
Date Written / Recorded
27 March 1853, 1853
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Thomas Brooks
Topic / Theme
Mining camps, Gold mines and mining, Frontier and pioneer life, Family and Culture, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Letters from Australia
written by John Martineau (London, England: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1869), 228 page(s)
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written by John Martineau (London, England: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1869), 228 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
John Martineau
Date Published / Released
1869
Publisher
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman
Topic / Theme
Frontier and pioneer life, Family and Culture, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Recollections of a Long Life, 1829-1915
(Chicago, IL: Privately Published, 1915), 264 page(s)
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(Chicago, IL: Privately Published, 1915), 264 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Chapter
Date Published / Released
1915
Publisher
Privately Published
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