When James Nash discovered gold in 1867 in eastern Queensland, he could never have envisaged the frenzy which would sweep the land. Combining thorough historical research with a dramatic reconstruction of events, this book is a colourful, authentic documentary of this fascinating era in Australia's past.
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Librería: High Enterprises, Olympia, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good +. No Jacket. HarperCollins. 1999. 8vo softcover. Condition is Very Good+. Glossy pictorial stiff card covers show no shelf or edge wear. Corners are square w/no creases. Interior free from any markings. All pages are white and clean. Not ex-lib copy. You won't be disappointed. Size: 8vo. Nº de ref. del artículo: 007073
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Librería: E. Manning Books, Robertsdale, AL, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Angus & Robertson Classics edition 1999 (Reprint). Softcover (13 x 20 cm), 209 pages. ISBN: 0207196931. Very Good condition. Covers bumped, scuffed. Front cover creased along bottom edge/corner. Pages tanning/foxing. "For fifty years after James Nash discovered gold in 1867 at the spot on the Mary River in Queensland where Gympie now stands, gold was the town's main source of income. And in that period the lure of a fortune was responsible for many dramatic events - the sensational Escort Murder, hold-ups by bushrangers, battles between Chinese and European prospectors - which Hector Holthouse vividly describes against a background of life in a frontier town with all its hardships. Illustrated with photographs and drawings of the period and the author's own photographs of present-day Gympie, 'Gympie Gold' is popular history at its most readable.". Nº de ref. del artículo: 2343
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Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.53. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0207196931-2-3
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Librería: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 209 pages. Illustrated, minor light foxing to front edge. Nº de ref. del artículo: 005047
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Librería: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A dramatic story of Queensland gold. Hector Holthouse's earlier book, River of Gold, gave a lively account of the Palmer River gold-rush in the 1870s. In this book, Hector has turned his attention to the discovery of gold at Gympie. Combining thorough historical research with a dramatic reconstruction of events, he has written a colourful, authentic documentary of a fascinating era in Australia's past. For fifty years after James Nash discovered gold in 1867 at the spot on the Mary River in Queensland where Gympie now stands, gold was the town's main source of income. And in that period the lure of a fortune made from gold was responsible for many dramatic events - the sensational Escort Murder, hold-ups by bushrangers, battles between Chinese and European prospectors - which Hector vividly describes against a background of life in a frontier town with all its hardships. Illustrated with drawings and photographs of the period and the author's own photographs of present-day Gympie, Gympie Gold is popular history at its most readable. A dramatic story of Queensland gold. Hector Holthouse's earlier book, River of Gold, gave a lively account of the Palmer River gold-rush in the 1870s. In this book, Hector has turned his attention to the discovery of gold at Gympie. Combining thorough historical research with a dramatic reconstruction of events, he has written a colourful, authentic documentary of a fascinating era in Australia's past. For fifty years after James Nash discovered gold in 1867 at the spot on the Mary River in Queensland where Gympie now stands, gold was the town's main source of income. And in that period the lure of a fortune made from gold was responsible for many dramatic events - the sensational Escort Murder, hold-ups by bushrangers, battles between Chinese and European prospectors - which Hector vividly describes against a background of life in a frontier town with all its hardships. Illustrated with drawings and photographs of the period and the author's own photographs of present-day Gympie, Gympie Gold is popular history at its most readable. When James Nash discovered gold in 1867 in eastern Queensland, he could never have envisaged the frenzy which would sweep the land. Combining thorough historical research with a dramatic reconstruction of events, this book is a colourful, authentic documentary of this fascinating era in Australia's past. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780207196935
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