Books to keep an eye out for.

Here are a few Books to keep an eye out for. :Y:

Gold & water : a history of Sofala and the Turon goldfield / Matthew Higgins.
Matthew Higgins
Bathurst, N.S.W. : Robstar : distributed by Timothy Carter Public Relations 1990

Ghosts of the goldfields : pioneer diggers and settlers on the Turon : a book of reminiscences / by Henry H. Neary.
Henry H Neary
Lakemba [N.S.W.] : Merritt 1940

Sofala and the gold rushes : events along the Turon, 1851-1852 / George Turnbull Dick.
George Dick 1921-
Glenbrook, N.S.W. : Adam Press 1994

Map of the Tambaroora and Turon mining district [cartographic material] : proclaimed 10th September 1884, New South Wales, shewing the mining divisions and goldfields / compiled at the Department of Mines, Sydney, N.S.W.
Author / Creator: New South Wales. Department of Mines.
Contributor(s): New South Wales. Government Printing Office.
Publisher: Sydney : Dept. of Mines
Date: 1894
Description: 1 map : col. ; 52 x 79 cm.
Map data: Scale [1:253 440]. 4 miles to an inch.

The great Turon mystery / by Arthur Crocker ; illustrated by Vernon Lorimer.
Arthur Crocker
Sydney : N.S.W. Bookstall 1923

Gold fossicking in Australia / compiled by Harvey Neese adapted by Ivan A. Mumme and Belinda Henwood.
I. A Mumme (Ivan A.)
North Ryde, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson 1988

The prospector's handbook : a guide to panning, mining and detecting in Australasia / H.K. (Blue) Garland.
H. K Garland
Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin Books 1994

Gold is where you find it. Book 1 / Larry Robinson & Christine Frost.
Larry Robinson
Sydney : L. Robinson & C. Frost 1981

Index to miscellaneous records relating to the NSW gold field [electronic resource] : volumes 1-5 / compiled by Kaye Vernon and Billie Jacobsen.
Beacon Hill [N.S.W.] : Kaye Vernon and Billie Jacobsen 2009

Hill End : an historic Australian goldfields landscape / Alan Mayne.
A. J. C Mayne (Alan James Christian), 1955-

Mountains of gold : fine gold mining at Junction Reefs / Maurice Morrison.
Maurice Morrison
[Bathurst, N.S.W. : M. Morrison 1990

Hill End gold / Malcolm Drinkwater.
Malcolm Drinkwater author.
Hill End, New South Wales : Malcolm Drinkwater 2016

Historic Kiandra : a guide to the history of the district / prepared from material collected by the Cooma-Monaro Historical Society ; arranged and edited by D.G. Moye.
[Cooma] : Cooma-Monaro Historical Society 1959

The Australian gold rushes / Kimberley Webber.
Kimberley Webber
South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia 2001

Remembered with pride : the recollections of an Australian gold-digger / by Mark J. Hammond ; edited, introduced and annotated by Brian Hodge.
Mark J Hammond (Mark John) 1844-1908
Penshurst [N.S.W.] : Cambaroora Star Publications ; Ashfield [N.S.W.] : Ashfield Municipal Council 1988

Adjudication on the goldfields in New South Wales and Victoria in the 19th century / John P Hamilton ; foreword Justice Geoff Lindsay.
John P Hamilton (John Perry), author.
Annandale, NSW : The Federation Press 2015

The emigrants' guide to Port Curtis and the Canoona gold regions, on the Fitzroy river, N.S.W. with map / by Leonard Pearson.
Leonard Pearson
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/246992

The Abercrombie caves, New South Wales : a guide to these remarkable caves near Bathurst, N.S.W. and a description of the surrounding gold bearing country of Tuena and Trunkey Creek / by Geoff Bates.
Geoff Bates
Waramanga : G. Bates [1982].

Plan of original claims at Hawkins Hill [cartographic material].
[Sydney] : New South Wales Geological Survey 1979
Available Phone 03 8664 7009 to arrange delivery from Maps Collection MAPS 812.22 GBFD 1918

Valleys of gold / [by Brian Hodge].
Brian Hodge
Penshurst, N.S.W. : Cambaroora Star Publications 1976

Map to accompany Golden journeys [cartographic material] : visits to the western goldfields of New South Wales 1852-1859 / Beatrice Brooks & Lorraine Purcell.
Carlton, N.S.W. : Hill End and Tambaroora Gathering Group 2012

On the formation of moss gold and silver / by Archibald Liversidge.
Archibald 1847-1927 Liversidge

Gold and people : recollections of Hill End, 1920s to 1960s / by Bruce Goodwin.
Bruce Goodwin
Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : B. Goodwin

Awesome reading list Jemba especially on my favourute area - the Turon
Hopefully Google mighr find a few of these.
Thanks for posting!

Here are a few more. As for the maps you should be able to order them from the responsible department, knowing what to ask for is the trick.. :Y:

Braidwood goldfields, 1850-1860's : history of goldfields, Braidwood district / compiled by Roslyn Helen Maddrell.
Braidwood, N.S.W. : Tallaganda Times 1978

Map of the Tambaroora and Turon mining district [cartographic material] : proclaimed 10th September 1884, New South Wales, shewing the mining divisions and goldfields / compiled at the Department of Mines, Sydney, N.S.W.
New South Wales. Department of Mines.
Sydney : Dept. of Mines 1894

Gold nuggets galore at Sofala : from 1851 / by Joyce Pearce.
Joyce Pearce
Bathurst : Western Printers 1979

Map of the Bathurst mining district [cartographic material] : proclaimed 10th September 1884, New South Wales, shewing the mining divisions and goldfields / prepared at the Department of Mines, Sydney.
New South Wales. Department of Mines.
Sydney : Dept. of Mines 1894

Historic Sofala : a goldfield that changed a nation, 1851-1943 / Robert G.V. Baker.
Robert G. V Baker (Robert Graham V.)
Cronulla, N.S.W. : Centrepak Research 1985

The Montreal gold rush, Bermagui 1880-1883 / researched by Judi Hearn.
Judi Hearn
[Bermagui, N.S.W. : J. Hearn 2001

The second rush : a study of the goldrush to Sofala in 1851 / Robert G.V. Baker.
Robert G. V Baker (Robert Graham V.)
Cronulla, N.S.W. : Centre Pak Research 1986


Doctors and diggers on the Mount Alexander goldfields / by Keith Macrae Bowden.
Keith Macrae Bowden 1908-
Maryborough, Vic. : K.M. Bowden 1974

Map of the New England mining district proclaimed 5th August 1881, New South Wales, shewing the mining divisions and goldfields [cartographic material] / prepared in the Department of Mines, Sydney.
New South Wales. Department of Mines.
Sydney : Dept. of Mines 1893

Ive got a bunch of old PDF books (all out of copyright) mainly relating to gold mining in Victoria in the 1800s. Should I post them in this thread?

You must ask a mod mate shoot one a PM. :Y:

Jemba said:

You must ask a mod mate shoot one a PM. :Y:

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Thanks. Still trying to crack the 10 posts mark so I can PM and post links.

Hi and Thank You.
As long as copyright is not infringed by all means.
Please post them maybe a week apart as not to over load.
And Thank You.

Thanks Tath. :Y:

Tathradj said:

As long as copyright is not infringed by all means.

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Thanks. Should be fine, theyre mainly over 150 years old, and available from online libraries.

The gold regions of Australia : a descriptive account of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia : with particulars of the recent gold discoveries / by Samuel Mossman 1852
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ood2uy2cc...lia_Samuel Mossman (1852)_compressed.pdf?dl=0

Next is a great read. Id love to get my hands on these in first edition:
Land, labour and gold, or, Two years in Victoria : with visits to Sydney and Van Diemen's Land / by William Howitt 1855.
Volume 1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wjpa8cakb...n Victoria_Vol1_William Howit (1855).pdf?dl=0
Volume 2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mubupf8ip...n Victoria_Vol2_William Howit (1855).pdf?dl=0

Ive got another dozen+ but Ill upload them and post them as I can, if people are interested.

If they are only links,
Post away. :Y: :Y: :Y:
Above this text.....^
there is the option for posting a PDF.

I would like to share with you these Pictorial works of a Camping and Gold Fossisking Trip to Merrijig Creek near Bullumwaal, Gippsland, between Bairnsdale and Omeo . . 26-12-34 to 17-1-35. Davies, H., photographer.

Title: Merrijig Creek, Gippsland.
Author/Creator: Davies, H., photographer.
Notes: Title written on front cover.
Notes: Written inside front cover: A Camping and Gold Fossisking Trip to Merrijig Creek near Bullumwaal, Gippsland, between Bairnsdale and Omeo. Arthur and Myself in his Chevrolet truck. 26-12-34 to 17-1-35. With a result of little over 3 dwls of good gold. H. Davies 13-5-35.
Notes: Individual titles written in white ink below photographs.
Notes: Signed and dated on last page: H. Davies 1935.
Notes: Gift; Mrs. D. Salter; 1980.
Subjects: Camping Victoria.
Subjects: Gold panning Victoria.
Subjects: Rivers Victoria.
Subjects: Victoria Pictorial works.
Date created: 1934-1935.
Terms of use: No copyright restrictions apply.
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
SLV Source ID: 3257163
SLV Accession: H42609

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/401537

Thats an excellent pictorial of life during the depression yrs of the 30s thanks for that. :Y: :Y:

TheMediocritist said:

Ive got another dozen+ but Ill upload them and post them as I can, if people are interested.

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Thanks mate that would be cool. :Y:


Alluvial prospecting and mining / S.V. Griffith.
Stanley V Griffith
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press 1960


Gold prospecting in Western Australia / by Rob Kanen.
Rob Kanen
Wantirna, Vic. : MinServ 2004


Handbook on prospecting in South Australia.
Adelaide : Government Printer 1952


Remimscences of 40 years prospecting in Australia and Tasmania / by M.J. O'Reilly "Mulga Mick".
M. J O'Reilly (Michael Joseph), ca. 1879-1958.
Hobart ; Oldham : Biddone and Meredith 1944


Prospecting for gold : from the dish to the hydraulic plant / by Ion L. Idriess ; with introduction by F.S. Mance.
Ion L Idriess (Ion Llewellyn), 1891-1979.
Sydney : Angus & Robertson 1931


Winning the gold in Western Australia / Mike Wattone.
Mike Wattone 1939-
Scarborough, W.A. : Contraland Press 1982


Peppercorn gold : gold at Goodmans Creek, a family's 50 year search / written by Likely Prospects.
Daylesford, Vic. : Likely Prospects 2001


Gold panning for novices : using a gold pan & basic prospecting methods / Stephen Barnham.
Stephen Barnham
Daylesford, Vic. : Likely Prospects 2004


A Tourist guide to the Anakie gemfields, Central Queensland : with maps of Rubyvale, Glen Alva, The Willows, Sapphiretown, Reward, Divide, Tomahawk Creek, 1879-1979 / compiled by the Central Queensland Sapphire Fields Newsletter.
[Rubyvale, Qld.] : Central Queensland Sapphire Fields Newsletter [1979].


Stories and poems about the Queensland gemfields / compiled and illustrated by Glen Gillard.
Brisbane : Boolarong Publications 1983


Metal detecting for gold & relics in Australia / [by] Douglas Stone, Bob Sargent and Sharman Stone.
Douglas M Stone
Lilydale, Vic. : Outdoor Press 1980


Prospecting for gold : a basic guide / John Nolan.
John E Nolan
Golden Square, Vic. : Crown Castleton Publishers 1995


Prospecting tips & techniques : where to find gold : the how, when & where of metal detecting, panning, sluicing, crevicing, dry blowing, dredging.
Silverwater, N.S.W. : Express Publications [1994]

Popular prospecting : a guide to Australian minerals / [by] K.J. Buchester.
K. J Buchester (Kurt J.)
Adelaide : Rigby 1977

All about prospecting : panning, detecting and mining / H.K. Garland.
H. K Garland
Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Reed 1982

Diary of the Caledon Bay Prospecting Party.
W. F Murphy
Melbourne : Dept. of External Affairs 1912

Prospecting ventures / F.J. Spurrier.
F. J Spurrier
Mereeba, Qld. : [Pinevale Publications 1982

Prospecting for gold.
William Frederick Heinz
[Christchurch, N.Z.]: Pegasus [1964].

Gold prospecting / Douglas M. Stone.
Douglas M Stone
Shepparton, Vic. : Outdoor Press 1999

Mineral collecting localities of the Broken Hill district / [by] I.R. Plimer.
Ian R Plimer
Hyde Park, S.A. : Peacock Publications 1977

Popular prospecting; a guide to Australian minerals, by K. J. Buchester.
K. J Buchester (Kurt J.)
Sydney, Reed 1972

Ignoring the title, it's not a bad read. gives a good description of the life and workings out eaglehawk, iron bark and Castlemaine areas at the start of the rush.. 1851-3

http://adc.library.usyd.edu.au/data-2/p00057.pdf

..and the classic... a miners diary working in Ballarat 1854

http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/..._RULE_ID=4&divType=&usePid1=true&usePid2=true

... and the original diary

http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/webcl...s=1516862279878~860&usePid1=true&usePid2=true

Hey Keitzy , those links don't seem to work.

Thanks all , great info.

Argh, sry. They were working when I posted. I'll find another source.

The first posts link works still

Try this ...

http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/..._RULE_ID=4&divType=&usePid1=true&usePid2=true

LECTURES ON GOLD
FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF EMIGRANTS ABOUT TO PROCEED TO AUSTRALIA
Various authors :|
Museum of Practical Geology London
1852
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ke9mjxc6...migrants to Australia_Various (1852).pdf?dl=0

TheMediocritist said:

LECTURES ON GOLD
FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF EMIGRANTS ABOUT TO PROCEED TO AUSTRALIA
Various authors :|
Museum of Practical Geology London
1852
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ke9mjxc6...migrants to Australia_Various (1852).pdf?dl=0

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tHIS CONTAINS SOME VERY READABLE AND CLEAR EXPLANATIONS (Oopps caps lock on) so thanks heaps for posting it !

Glad you liked it OldDogNewTricks.

This one has possibly the longest title in history?

Australia and its gold fields : a historical sketch of the progress of the Australian colonies, from the earliest times to the present day : with a particular account of the recent gold discoveries and observations on the present aspect of the land question : to which are added notices on the use and working of gold in ancient and modern times and an examination of the theories as to the sources of gold
by Edward Hammond Hargraves
1855
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1ry07debsyz80h/Australia and its Gold Fields_EH Hargraves (1855).pdf?dl=0