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Michael Evans' Thesis for M.A. (Public History) [Monash University].
Note. As each of the gold-rushes examined in this thesis has its own literature, this
bibliography has been divided into several geographic sections in order to make it easier
to use.
Comparative Works
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-----------------, Comparative Frontiers: A Proposal for Studying the American West,
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Howitt, William, Land, Labour and Gold, Kilmore, Lowden, 1972 (1854)
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Idriess, Ion L., Prospecting for Gold: From the Dish to the Hydraulic Plant, Sydney,
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Paull, Raymond, Old Walhalla, Melbourne, Melbourne U.P., 1963.
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-----------------, Gympie Gold, Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1973.
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