South Australian goldseekers in Victoria 1851-1853 [electronic resource] / by Dianne Cummings
- Bib ID:
- 4777186
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Cummings, Diane
- Description:
-
- Melbourne, Vic. : Dianne Cummings, c2007
- 1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Details:
- System requirements: Windows 95, 98, 2000 NT, XP or better, or Apple Macintosh or Unix ; CD ROM drive. This CD-ROM can be viewed by any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software). Includes active content. Much of the content requires access to the Internet.
- Summary:
-
In 1851, South Australians heard that gold had been found in Victoria, and it seemed that every able bodied man in SA left in the hope of making their fortune. This CD-ROM offers an insight into the endeavor using official records, newspapers of the day and the diaries of those involved.
- Full contents:
-
- Background, the early days
- Discovery of gold in Victoria
- 1851-1853, the exodus to Victoria
- Stories of the Goldseekers
- Sending home gold to South Australia
- Coming home to South Australia
- Notes, Acknowledgements, Resources.
- Notes:
-
- CD-ROM.
- "This title is intended to be a companion volume to "Bound for South Australia : passengers 1836-1851".
- Includes bibliography and list of resources.
- Subject:
- Also Titled:
-
- Goldseekers [electronic resource] : South Australians in Victoria 1851-1853. A new resource for family historians.
- South Australian goldseekers [electronic resource]
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2007
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Gold usage / W. S. Rapson and (in part) T. Groenewald
- Histoire naturelle de l'or et de l'argent, [electronic resource] : Extraite de Pline le naturaliste, Livre XXXIII. Avec le texte Latin, corrigé sur les Mss. De Vossius et sur la I. Edition, et eclairci par des remarq. Nouvelles, outre celles de J.F. Gronovius. & un poeme sur la chute de l'homme et sur les ravages de l'or et de l'argent; dedié au roi et a la reine. Par David Durand, ministre de l'eglise St. Martin, & membre de la Société Royale
- L'or / par Erik Chanel
- Gold / Gunter Breitling ... [et al.]
- The world of gold / Timothy Green