Title Gold, graves and glory : 1850-1880 / Jackie French ; illustrations and cartoons by Peter Sheehan

Edition [New edition] Published Lindfield, N.S.W. : Scholastic Press, 2009 ©2006

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Description 180 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm regular print Series Fair dinkum histories French, Jackie. Fair dinkum histories Summary Another in the Fair Dinkum History series which focusses on the goldrush era Australian history For 60,000 years the rest of the world had pretty much left Australia and its Aboriginal nations alone. Then it became a home for Britain's criminals and poor. Now a con man had found gold and suddenly everyone was heading to Australia: adventurers, revolutionaries, camels . . . Australia would never be the same Analysis Juvenile Nonfiction Notes Originally published: 2007 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Audience For ages 8+ Subject Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature. Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature. SUBJECT Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 1851-1891 -- Juvenile literature Author Sheehan, Peter (Illustrator), illustrator ISBN 9781741693164 (paperback)

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