| 单词 | goldfields |
| 例句 | A long way to the northwest were the goldfields. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z And behind its macho preening is a preposterous, routinely executed story about the theft of bricks from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder goldfields in Western Australia. ‘Son of a Gun,’ a Ewan McGregor Action-Adventure 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z In search of a fresh start, their extended family migrated to the goldfields on mainland Australia during the excitement of the Victoria gold rush. Motherlode: Parenting in a Prison Colony 2011-04-08T16:53:27Z What: An hour-and-a-half north of Los Angeles, the grasslands of the Mojave Desert come alive with golden orange California poppies, along with filaree and goldfields. 10 Places to See Wildflowers in the West 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Communities on the edges of the desert acted as intermediaries in this trade, trading salt to forest tribes to the south that had access to goldfields. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Situated in the western Sahel, they stood halfway between the desert—the principal source of salt—and the territory of Bambuk—where goldfields were located along the upper reaches of the Senegal River. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z If you want to get up close and personal with blankets of goldfields, Canterbury bells, filaree and other native plants, your best bet is to take a hike. In Southern California, everything is blooming everywhere all at once 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The large patches of yellow can contain a number of different species such as goldfields, which often grow in same areas as the poppies. California’s ‘super bloom’ is underway. Here’s why it’s so epic. Tule Elk State Natural Reserve: Southwest of Bakersfield, the natural reserve currently features “large patches of goldfields and filaree blooming,” the parks department said. The superbloom has begun. See breathtaking photos and a map of where to go 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z On the other hand, these rulers exerted direct control over the goldfields at Bure. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Despite stories that celebrate Ghana as a “land of gold,” its kings’ control over the Bambuk goldfields was tenuous. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Historians believe he reached Australia’s goldfields after working the seas — a common occurrence at the time, as mariners jumped ship to search for gold. A Black Man Went to Australia for Gold, Then Stood Up for Democracy 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The yellow patches in this satellite image show goldfields and hillside daisies — one of the first wildflowers to bloom in Carrizo Plain. California’s ‘super bloom’ is underway. Here’s why it’s so epic. Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park: Yellow goldfields at this park are in bloom and may last another month, according to the parks department. The superbloom has begun. See breathtaking photos and a map of where to go 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Mali’s control of the Bure goldfields enabled it to prosper, and cities such as Timbuktu and Djenné became centers of Islamic scholarship. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Located far to the south, the goldfields were beyond Ghiyaru, the kingdom’s southernmost trading post. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The last time the opposition lost a by-election to a government candidate was in 1920, in the Western Australia state goldfields electorate of Kalgoorlie. Australia PM Albanese boosted by historic by-election win 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The man, who doesn't want to be named, made the discovery in Victoria's goldfields - which were the heart of Australia's gold rush in the 1800s. Amateur Australian gold digger finds massive nugget 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The city of Great Zimbabwe stood near an important trade route linking the goldfields with the coastal trading city of Sofala. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Europeans had been aware of the region’s goldfields since the fourteenth century, when Sudanic gold had been imported as a raw material to mint European coins. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Its imperial capital was advantageously situated at Niani, in the southern savanna country of the upper Niger valley near the goldfields of Bure. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The last time the opposition lost a by-election to a government candidate was in 1920, in the West Australia state goldfields electorate of Kalgoorlie. Australian PM seeks voter redemption in by-election 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Located in the middle of the Witwatersrand goldfields, the structure has been thought to be an impact crater since 1961, he told Fox News via email. Mysterious prehistoric rock carvings discovered in world's largest asteroid crater 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z In addition, the gold trade that had been the basis of Mali’s wealth shifted eastward as new goldfields were developed elsewhere. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "People do still record finding nuggets in the goldfields, but typically they are less than several ounces," said Prof Sam Spearing, director of the Western Australia School of Mines at Curtin University. Huge gold-laden rocks found in Australia 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z As Ghana expanded and was in turn conquered, new goldfields were opened at Bure in the woodland savanna south of Bambuk, well beyond Ghana’s commercial reach. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But the most resolved disembarked at South Australian ports and made the 310-mile trek to the goldfields on foot. 200 years on, Chinese Australians are still proving they belong 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Out on the goldfields, competition for riches meant tension simmered between European and Chinese miners. 200 Years On, Chinese Australians Are Still Proving They Belong 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Some are no more than tiny pools where two men sift the mud with pans, like a scene from the California goldfields more than a century ago. Hard Times in Venezuela Breed Malaria as Desperate Flock to Mines 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z The north slopes, however, are angled away from the sun and covered with the best patches of wildflowers, including poppies, goldfields, forget-me-nots, gold cups, cream cups, owl’s clover and lupine. Record-breaking heat cooks, kills California poppy bloom 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z They inhabit an underground metropolis that in some goldfields can extend for 40 miles, a suffocating labyrinth in which the only glitter is the dream of gold. A Journey Into World's Deepest Gold Mine 2013-12-13T19:10:17Z In the Western Australian mining town of Kalgoorlie, the gateway to Australia's historic goldfields, Neil Cull waits for the phone to ring. Australia's Jobs Picture Darkens 2013-12-12T05:02:02Z Set in 1866, The Luminaries begins with Walter Moody arriving to make his fortune on the New Zealand goldfields. Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize 2013-10-15T20:50:33Z He had been a sojourner in the Orange Free State for forty years, coming to it from Australia shortly after the riots at Ballarat goldfields. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z In June of that year William Howitt, with two of his sons, set sail for Australia, where he spent two years in the goldfields. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z An hour after leaving Perth the track picked up the Kalgoorlie water main, which thereafter ran beside the rails, a half-buried steel conduit thirty inches thick, all the way to the goldfields. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z The markets opened up by the goldfields of Port Darwin repaid some of their enterprise. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z From Melbourne she proceeded to the goldfields, moving among the most desperate characters of the two hemispheres undismayed and unafraid, a woman capable of defending herself with whip and tongue. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The first section of a railway designed to connect the goldfields with Paramaribo was opened in 1906. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z It has been found specially useful with the Johannesburg ores, and to it the South African goldfields owe a great deal of their success. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z This increase was chiefly due to the exploitation of new goldfields. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z We could, he said, agree to the surrender of a portion of our territory—the goldfields and Zwasieland, for instance. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Between the goldfields and the nearest port lay the Bushveld, and game enough for all to live on. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z In the middle of the 19th Century, the newly found goldfields of Victoria and New South Wales attracted settlers from China. Saying sorry 2011-07-29T23:41:30Z France has large interests in the goldfields, identical with those of England. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Everything exhibited careful tendance, demonstrating that although many of the best labourers had levanted to the goldfields there were still some few servitors who preferred comfort to independence. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z There were better boats, but they were packed full, fore and aft, and the crowd going north was not fastidious: all it wanted was to get on the goldfields as soon as possible. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z We were felling and slipping timber for the goldfields then, and it was in these surroundings that the work was done. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z His name was Barry Tuxford, and he had been on the goldfields in that colony and made what he called a pile. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z This was the life of the goldfields—absolute lack of conventionality and indifference to social distinction. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z Now that she had experienced one of the dread realities of goldfields life, much of her former confidence had departed. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The next significant arrival was in the early 1900s, when 60,000 Chinese miners worked on the South African goldfields. China's economic invasion of Africa 2011-02-06T20:29:00Z As far as they were concerned he was a broken-down Irishman who had come to make his fortune on the goldfields and lost any money he had. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The discovery of the goldfields near the modern Klagenfurt in 150 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" He would first fight the issue in the goldfields, for, if he made money, that power would be useful. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z Before long he was fully posted in Lance's history; whereas, of Mr. Coke's eventful career, beyond the careless chatter of goldfields, Lance knew nothing. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The goldfields of the Yukon, though still valuable, show a lessening production. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" In 1885 gold was discovered in this country, and as with the goldfields of America, thousands flocked to participate in the wealth to be obtained. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War These have been for the most part discoveries in alluvial deposits of the goldfields, and the stones were small. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The atmosphere and circumstance of the goldfields were all about them. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z He had received the proceeds in cash, as indeed is the custom of goldfields. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The goldfields are exploited with American capital, and yield a fair return. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" “All you made up at the Yukon goldfields?” asked Prudence, alarm in her voice. The Hound From The North In Tasmania also diamonds have been found in the Corinna goldfields. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" He and his fellows were bound for the Klondike goldfields. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z They were not unused to seeing tragedies acted in everyday life in those unconventional days of the early goldfields. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Wealth was to be gained in other and surer ways than by groping for it in the goldfields. Australian Writers An’ say, if that boy o’ mine comes along he’ll learn that them Ar’tic goldfields is a cooler place for his likes than his mother’s farm.” The Hound From The North This `shouting,' as `treating' is termed in the colonies, is the curse of the Northern goldfields. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia In the way of the goldfields, they proceeded at once to say good-bye. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z If he cleared out with cash enough to set up a public-house, or even a store, at some of these new goldfields which were 'breaking out' every day, how could he do better? Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z He had seen life, had Bough, at the goldfields and at the diamond-mines, and as a trooper through the Zulu and Matabele campaigns, and he was ready to talk about what he had seen. The Dop Doctor In the district, which is chiefly pastoral, there are several goldfields, with both alluvial and reef mining. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The word nugget was in use in Australia many years before the goldfields were heard of. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Mr. W. Little, more popularly known on northern goldfields as Billy Little, represented the electorate of Woothakata in the Assembly. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 In the west, around the great goldfields, where water is very scarce, white explorers have sometimes adopted a way to get help which is far more objectionable. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia These were very just and desirable reforms, and the Government added to the general satisfaction by appointing the most prominent of the diggers to be justices of the peace on the goldfields. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Here are the oldest goldfields known in South Africa, having been discovered in 1876. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War Though Johannesburg is only thirty-two miles from Pretoria, and though the State of which he was the head depended for its revenue upon the goldfields, he paid it only three visits in nine years. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct We were soon persuaded by them to go to the goldfields, and were about to start when we heard of this estate that had been left to a Mr Osten by his brother. Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin When the yields from the alluvial goldfields decreased there was a great demand from the out-of-work diggers and others for land for farming, and the agricultural era began in Australia. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia The vast crowds on the goldfields required to be fed, so the farmers found ample market for their corn, and the squatters for their beef and mutton. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Being "Fighting-Commandant" of the Witwatersrand goldfields, and, therefore, an officer of the Transvaal army, my movements on that day excited great interest among my colleagues in the Chamber. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War It was soon known to the ends of the earth that the Republic had all unknowingly annexed one of the richest goldfields yet discovered. A History of the United States “Ay, he is on his way to England—waiting for a ship, I believe; but Buckawanga prefers the goldfields, and so, has come with us, as you see.” Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin On the north it has great pearl fisheries; inland it has goldfields, which take second rank in the world’s list, and it is fast developing its agricultural and pastoral riches. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia At that time New Zealand had 45,000 white settlers in it, and the discovery next year of rich goldfields in Otago attracted many more, and gave a great impetus to Dunedin. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 These appear mostly to have been Scotsmen, for President Burgers christened the earliest goldfields Mac Mac, in consequence of the names of the invaders. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 I made up my mind to leave the goldfields; to return to the old Cape Colony, via Natal, as a tramp. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer The discovery of extensive goldfields in the extreme west of the territories now occupied by the Hudson’s Bay Company, is a great fact. Handbook to the new Gold-fields Such experiences as those of the Australian goldfields show how good it is for men to be taught how to look after themselves under primitive conditions. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Among the confused crowds on the goldfields there were numbers of troublesome spirits, many of them foreigners, who were only too happy to foment dissension. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 The idea of a man walking was a repulsive thought to a racing man, so he most generously insisted upon this dilapidated acquaintance accepting £10 to help him to get to the goldfields. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 The great stay of law and order was the individual digger, and this element of stability has always been missing at the goldfields, except in the few instances where alluvial mining has been pursued. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer There are two ways of reaching the Witwatersrand goldfields, now the central point of attraction in South Africa, from the south-east coast. Impressions of South Africa Life on the Australian goldfields, though wild, was not unruly. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Aspect of Goldfields.—Meanwhile the goldfields were growing apace. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 How I wish he had heard Mr. Montmorency talk of the certainty of finding fresh goldfields, if only men of push and a certain amount of money could be forthcoming! The Carved Cupboard There were others who had been out only a few years, but who, happening to be on the spot when the goldfields were discovered, had suddenly made fortunes. The Lifeboat The Dominion of Canada is situated between two goldfields. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People There was never any lynch law, never any “free shooting,” as on the American goldfields. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia This tax had been imposed under the erroneous impression that every one who went upon the goldfields must of necessity earn a fortune. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 He had a large holding in the Transvaal goldfields, discovered in 1886; he was head of the great De Beers Corporation of Kimberley; and he was chairman of the newly-created Chartered Company. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies We all met in the rush to the new goldfields, which didn't pan out worth a cent, and one after another of the fellows quit and went somewhere else. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont If France has been able to do without Alsace and Lorraine, surely we can do without the goldfields. Three Years' War The Chinese were very early in getting to know of the goldfields in Australia, and rushed there in great numbers. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Hence arose a feeling of hostility among the diggers, not only to the police, but to all the officials on the goldfields. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Mr. R. McLean was a wealthy sheep farmer who had originally made his money on the Australian goldfields. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 The goldfields of Australia are historic, and the silver, lead and zinc mines of Broken Hill deserve particular mention. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland I also think that we have suffered through the gold, and that we might give up the goldfields without doing ourselves any harm. Three Years' War It was the greatest coup executed by the gangs since the opening of the goldfields; its magnitude astounded everybody. In the Roaring Fifties Besides this, the Government had thought it necessary to form a camp on the goldfields, so that a large body of soldiers dwelt constantly in the midst of the miners. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 His father had been a man of education and talent, drawn from a profession in his earlier manhood to the goldfields, who remained a miner and a poor man to the day of his death. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy An adventurous spirit led him to seek his fortune in various p. 112parts of the world—in the goldfields of California and Australia and in the silver mines of Peru and Chili. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland It is said, and with some truth, that the goldfields have been a curse to us, but surely there is no reason why they should continue to be so. Three Years' War Conversation in the main dealt with riding-trips, dancing-parties, the stirring incidents of the goldfields, and that prolific subject in all societies and at all times—scandal. In the Roaring Fifties Thus the colony very rapidly returned to its former state of peaceful progress, and the goldfields were soon distinguished for their orderly and industrious appearance. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Archelaus had suddenly gone off again, after his fashion, this time to the goldfields of California, and Annie, who felt his departure bitterly, chose to blame Ishmael for it. Secret Bread The lust for riches which followed upon the discovery of the goldfields had, too, a drastic effect. Cecil Rhodes Man and Empire-Maker During the discussion it was clearly explained that the territory which it was suggested should be ceded was the already mentioned goldfields and Swaziland. Three Years' War The proposed Local Board for the goldfields was promptly ruled out as an unthinkable proposition, a government within a government, and was so denounced by the President himself. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs Government Regulations.—When the population on the goldfields began to grow numerous, the Government found it necessary to make arrangements for the preservation of law and order. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Later he was wounded and discharged, but even then he did not come home, but went to the goldfields of New South Wales. Secret Bread There is slate in abundance, and the country is like that of some goldfields I have seen. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills Some of the burghers think that it might be well to surrender the goldfields for a certain sum of money, while others point out that the gold was the cause of the war. Three Years' War The canteen interest on the goldfields, playing upon the prejudices of the Boers, represented that this was unfitting the dignity of the Republic. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs The Government of Queensland offered rewards, varying from two hundred to a thousand pounds, for the discovery of paying goldfields. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 For the emigration had been very heavy of late years from that part of the world, to the goldfields both of Australia and California. Secret Bread Tennyson's "Princess" came in 1847, and "Aurora Leigh" from Elizabeth Barrett Browning in 1851, and things moved onward with increasing rapidity until at one moment it seemed like a rush to new goldfields. The Education of Catholic Girls I fail to see how, without retaining possession of these goldfields, the Republics are to be saved. Three Years' War Justice sat on her seat; criminals were arrested and brought to trial; actions at law were heard and determined; and in no one place, save the goldfields, was authority, even for a moment, defied. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs Not only did this keep settlers from coming to New Zealand, but indeed a thousand of those she possessed left her shores for the goldfields. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 At some of the goldfields a curious plan was hit upon for evading these inquisitorial visits. A Source Book of Australian History The goldfields were not represented in the Legislature, and there was no constitutional method of redress. The Framework of Home Rule Swaziland perhaps could be ceded, but never the goldfields. Three Years' War Delisle Hay's Brighter Britain deals in lively fashion with a settler's life in the bush north of Auckland and in the Thames goldfields. The Long White Cloud I was standing before an exhibit of facsimiles of the record nuggets which had been discovered in the goldfields of the Antipodes. The Red One He was out of the Old Colony—Burgersdorp, I think—but he had come to the Transvaal when the Lydenburg goldfields started. Greenmantle The State trials were then abandoned, a Royal Commission reported against the licence system, and Parliamentary representation was given to the goldfields. The Framework of Home Rule Then there are the goldfields—let them go. Three Years' War No sooner had the cream been skimmed off the southern goldfields than yields of almost equal value were reported from the north. The Long White Cloud Hunters and explorers had reported in eulogistic terms on the rich goldfields and healthy plateau lands of Matabeleland and Mashonaland, over both of which countries a powerful chief, Lobengula, claimed authority. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Some asked for information about the shortest route to the new goldfields. The Moon Metal A great mass of diggers collected in the newly discovered Ballarat goldfields had petitioned repeatedly against the Government regulations about mining licences, for which extortionate fees were levied. The Framework of Home Rule Mr. Birkenstock said that the question about the goldfields must be carefully considered. Three Years' War The goldfields of Otago had scarcely reached the zenith of their prosperity before equally rich finds were reported from the west coast of the Canterbury province. The Long White Cloud I brought some money back with me, from the goldfields. Blind Love Here Warner, the surveyor, found prospects of gold, which resulted in the discovery of one of the richest goldfields in Australia. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Long years ago—long years ago Bill and Jim were sweet on a rose of the bush—or a lily of the goldfields—call her Lily King. While the Billy Boils Christmas on the goldfields in the last of the roaring days, in the palmy days of Gulgong and those fields. Children of the Bush Economically, no doubt, "rush" is the proper word to apply to the old stampedes to colonial goldfields. The Long White Cloud He proposed to consult the shipping advertisements relating, in the first place, to communication with the diamond-mines and the goldfields of South Africa. Blind Love Naming the Palmer, and finding here prospects of gold, the further examination of the river resulted in the discovery of what turned out to be one of the richest goldfields in Queensland. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 "There's something about the new goldfields there," said Bob, putting his finger on a tailor's advertisement. While the Billy Boils Douglas, by the way, was, publicly, supposed, for her sake and because of the little girls, to be away in West Australia on the goldfields. Children of the Bush He reached a point one hundred miles beyond the camp of the main body, to the eastward of Mount Margaret on the present goldfields. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work Oh, a few days ago; and—what do you think?—he's come back from the goldfields a lucky man. Blind Love If I had doubted of its influence on man I needed but to go to the Ural goldfields. The War and Democracy After three and a half years of hard and bitter struggles on the goldfields, at last I struck it rich, realised twenty thousand pounds, and a fortnight later I took my passage for England. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction He even thought of resigning his position altogether and going to the goldfields. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life In 1852 he went to the Victorian goldfields, and subsequently became a clerk, first in the Post Office, Melbourne, and afterwards in the county court. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work He started on his career as a simple telegraph operator, and then migrated with all the Nevada immigrants in the boomy days of the goldfields. Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information Another goldfields feature was of the most pleasing and inspiring character. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria And right well can the chief who rules here direct our captain also to the goldfields of the north. Their Mariposa Legend; a romance of Santa Catalina The groomed and clean, the unkempt and filthy jostled shoulder to shoulder, equally affected by the license of the goldfields and the exhilaration of the New. The Spoilers He entered the West Australian Government service on the Coolgardie goldfields, and, on the 13th of November, 1897, died at Coolgardie, West Australia, where the Western Australian Government erected a monument to his memory. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work People get to a very casual way of doing things on the goldfields. Spinifex and Sand With most laudable prescience, our authorities had prohibited the ingress of and the dealing in any intoxicating drink on all proclaimed goldfields. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria By inquiry, they were traced to the goldfields; and thither Harold and Dermot repaired, through curious experiences and recognitions of old army and London friends of Dermot's, now diggers or mounted police. My Young Alcides Pastoralists thought ruin stared them in the face till they found what a market the goldfields offered for their surplus stock. An Autobiography In 1851 Mitchell was sent out to report on the Bathurst goldfields, and on a subsequent visit to England he took with him the first specimen of gold and the first diamond found in Australia. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work There is a smaller rat, which the natives in the goldfields districts get in rather an ingenious way. Spinifex and Sand Of course, outside the goldfields' limits there was drunken riot enough, intensified, no doubt, by the enforced sobriety within. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria He's a first-rate man, and has had a lot of experience in the Californian goldfields. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life As to Mr. Beamish's idea of the gold giving out, the geological formation of the goldfields rendered that improbable. Australia Felix His name is also known in connection with exploration in the Northern Territory, and he has made several excursions between the Southern goldfields of West Australia and the South Australian border. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work The following pages profess to be no more than a faithful narrative of five years spent on the goldfields and in the far interior of Western Australia. Spinifex and Sand We learned enough to explain, at least, if not to excuse the miners; and were thus guided to a reconstruction of goldfields administration. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria We've improved on that a little since the Chinese cook and the Chinese gardener came back from the goldfields—there was another rush at Fig Tree Mount that fizzled out. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life He reached the goldfields, dug without success, and would have starved but for his fiddle. Jonah As the southern goldfields spread and became thickly-populated, the food supply was an important question, and men's eyes naturally turned to the well-stocked northern stations, from which many cattle were being sent south by steamer. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work The area over which the goldfields extend, may be described as very gently undulating country, from which rise, at intervals, low ranges or isolated hills. Spinifex and Sand A cry of despair arose there, for almost immediately the towns, goldfields, highways, and everywhere else where havoc was to be made, were the almost daily scenes of the most atrocious outrage. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria Any one who in Old England went fox-hunting, can understand pretty well, the detestable sport we had then on the goldfields of Victoria. The Eureka Stockade The rush to the goldfields precipitated action in respect to California. An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a chronicle of the gathering storm Finally, with the full complement, and with ample supply of stores, he started on his expedition to the new goldfields. The Man There can be no doubt that with a better rainfall or with some means of irrigation, could artesian water be found, a great part of the goldfields would be excellent pastoral land. Spinifex and Sand The goldfields came upon us with almost the suddenness of the changes of dreamland. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria The following placard was posted throughout the goldfields:- The Eureka Stockade There was a girl on the goldfields—a fine lump of a blonde, and pretty gay. Over the Sliprails People lived fast in those goldfields days; it don't take long to pick up that sort of learning. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields This name, like most others on the goldfields, may be traced to the wit of some disappointed digger. Spinifex and Sand In no one year, since 1852, have the Victorian goldfields, although comparatively the most productive, yielded even a near approach to fifteen millions. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria Her ne’er-do-well husband, deserting her, made a strike in the Nevada goldfields, and returned to her a many-times millionaire. The Strength of the Strong Tom never had any luck on the goldfields. Over the Sliprails As soon as Starlight came on to the Turon he was to rig himself out as a regular swell, and gammon he'd just come out from England to look at the goldfields. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields This cowardly act could hardly be the work of genuine diggers, and could doubtless be traced to the army of blackguards and riffraff who have, of late years, found their way to the goldfields. Spinifex and Sand The following year, about the same pleasant spring season, I made out a second goldfields visit, in company with my late friend, Mr. W.M. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria Then, again, the old clannish local spirit of the old farming town, rooted in years way back of the goldfields, would have been too strong for the Government, or even a rush of wild diggers. Joe Wilson and His Mates The common-sense, as well as the political attainment of the day, could not possibly tolerate such an application of "Old Black Letter" to the entirely novel and unanticipated circumstances of these great and populous goldfields. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria We would have backed him to take in the devil himself, if he saw him, let alone goldfields police, if Sergeant Goring wasn't about. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Doubtless on the Western goldfields of America, “lynching” would have been his portion. Spinifex and Sand We were just clear of goldfields sounds and company, and involved in the utter solitude of the primeval bush, when we espied a party approaching us on the road. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria Old brick chimneys and houses, the clay for the bricks of which had been taken from sites of subsequent goldfields, had been put through the crushing-mill in subsequent years and had yielded 'payable gold'. Joe Wilson and His Mates It has been my fate, in all my exploration work, to find none but useless country, though when merely prospecting on the goldfields I have been more fortunate. Spinifex and Sand There was one of the goldfields commissioners, a Mr. Knightley, a very keen, cool hand; he was a great sporting man, and a dead shot, like Mr. Hamilton. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Such mixed country one finds towards the eastern confines of the goldfields. Spinifex and Sand Nor were the goldfields free from "sly grog selling," as it is called. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria |
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