The Golden Miles by H H Wilson
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The Golden Miles by H H Wilson

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SKU TBM9780727002938
AU$32.00
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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780727002938
Author: Helen Helga Wilson
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Rigby
Place: Adelaide SA
Year: 1977
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 204 pages
Period: 19th and 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Dust jacket in protector. Interior and binding are also very good.

The fascinating history of Western Australian goldfields in the area south of Coolgardie and Southern Cross is where Kalgoorlie's Golden Mile, the richest field of all, was discovered.

It is the story of fortunes won and lost, of extraordinary luck and crushing disappointment. Not many had the luck of Paddy Hannan, the man credited with discovering the Golden Mile. Many went broke, and some nearly perished in their attempts to strike it lucky where others succeeded. Often, the search for water in the countryside surrounding Kalgoorlie became more pressing than the search for gold.

Helen Wilson's account of the heyday of Western Australian gold mining conjures up all the euphoria of those turbulent days when names like Kanowna and Larkinville and Norseman stirred the blood, and the little port of Esperance was tipped to be the capital of secessionist state. (back cover)

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