Hill End A Historic Australian Goldfields Landscape,9780522850765

Hill End A Historic Australian Goldfields Landscape

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ISBN13: 9780522850765
ISBN10: 0522850766
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-09-15
Publisher(s): Melbourne University Press
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Summary

One of the first national historic sites of Australia, the historic gold-rush town Hill End is profiled in this account of the day-to-day life of its residents. The prominence of the regions gold rush is demythologized to reveal the distinct histories of the Wiradjuri people; convicts who occupied the Wiradjuri lands, miners from China, Germany, Britain and Ireland; and the farming community that endured for generations after the boom ended. Documentary evidence, artifacts, visual representations, and memories are used to explore the multiple social layers of this notable site of Australian cultural tourism.

Author Biography

Alan Mayne is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Melbourne. He is a specialist in urban and regional history.

Table of Contents

Foreword v
List of illustrations and maps ix
Preface xiii
CONTEXTS
1 First Impressions
3(7)
2 Actualities
10(19)
3 Realities
29(28)
LANDSCAPES
4 Before the Rush for Gold
57(11)
5 Boom Town
68(24)
6 Poor Man's Diggings
92(26)
7 Heritage Place
118(21)
Afterword 139(2)
Notes 141(18)
Select Bibliography 159(8)
Index 167

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