128 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 22 cm
Contents
The prospectors -- The diggers -- Gold rushes --Recovery of gold -- Goldfields life and characters --Getting about -- Dangers and death -- Rogues and robberies -- Goldfields politics
Summary
"Stories ... tell of the characters and incidents of the great gold rushes last century ... traditional information about the miners' lives, and the different ways that gold was recovered ... of the various nationalities and clashes of personalities"--P. [1]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-128)