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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561059258660 |
| SKU: | A4L/2606/0365/T705 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR600 (2) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Gold Mining |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
COSTLY GOLD: Clutha riches and their human toll
by J.S. & R.W. Murray
DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 0589011324
Format: medium softcover
Published: AH & AW Reed 1978, 1st edition
Size (mm): 210 w x 270 h x 10 d
Pages: 85
SKU: A4L/2606/0365/T705
ABOUT
The history of the Clutha gold-fields between 1845 and 1870s.
Documents the tragic deaths of miners along the volatile Clutha River and surrounding goldfields. The text details accounts of drowning, hypothermia in harsh alpine winters, mining accidents, claim disputes, and the lonely, unmarked graves left behind by the men who chased the Dunstan and Tuapeka rushes. Also covering the life of the miners and their families, the riches, rewards, disappointments and privations.
Illustrated throughout with monochrome images.
CONDITION
Immaculate with light wear on covers and faint marks on end papers, no stamps or inscriptions.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
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