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110 degrees in the waterbag : a history of life, work and leisure in Leonora, Gwalia and the northern goldfields /
The goldfields have been a powerful influence on both Australian and Western Australian history. Gold has driven development in many parts of Australia. A great number of family lives have been shaped by migration to and from the fields. Reminiscences, and family and local histories have produced po...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Welshpool DC, W.A. :
Western Australian Museum,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FOREWORD; PART 1. The Impace of the Gold Rushes; 1. Changing lives: Aboriginal people in the Leonora region,1869-1940: The first encounters; PART II. The Mines; 3. The industry and labour at the Sons of Gwalia mine; Voices from the Sons of Gwalia; 4. Mining and processing at the Sons of Gwalia mine; 5. The Gwalia woodline; 6. Fortune and failure: Other mines, other metals; PART III. Pastoralism and Aboriginal People; 8. `'Good times and bad times right through': Pastoralism in the Shire of Leonora; 9. Changing times: Aboriginal people in the Leonora region, 1940-2008.
- PART IV. Living in Leonora and Gwalia10. Leonora and Gwalia; Family Life; 11. Settlers and sojourners: Gwalia's Italian community; 12. Camels, carting and conflict: Afghans in Leonora 1896-1946; The Wars Come; 13. Qualified for any emergency: Nursing and medical care; Sporting Life; ENDNOTES; ORAL HISTORY PROGJECT: Leonora/Gwalia; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX.