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<blockquote data-quote="Colb20173" data-source="post: 648183" data-attributes="member: 22592"><p>Couple of books here that I'm guessing will be familiar to most but they were new to me and provided a fascinating insight into the Queensland gold rushes of the late 1860's and 70's. Whilst I'd love to find the volumes of gold they were hauling back then, I'm not sure I fancy the life style overly. Tough times for sure.</p><p></p><p>Both books are by the late Hector Holthouse and must've taken an age to research given the level of detail they contain. Gympie Gold looks at the discovery of gold in the Mary River. River of Gold moves a long way north and details the gold discoveries in the famous/infamous Palmer River. I've always enjoyed reading about mining history anyway but I reckon even if that's not normally your thing, there's enough Wild West type content in these books (particularly River of Gold) to while away the time when it's too wet to prospect.</p><p></p><p>Both books are still available to buy new although Gympie Gold is now printed to order (didn't know that was a thing) so it can take a while before it's dispatched.</p><p></p><p> [ATTACH]2790[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2791[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2792[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2793[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Colb20173, post: 648183, member: 22592"] Couple of books here that I'm guessing will be familiar to most but they were new to me and provided a fascinating insight into the Queensland gold rushes of the late 1860's and 70's. Whilst I'd love to find the volumes of gold they were hauling back then, I'm not sure I fancy the life style overly. Tough times for sure. Both books are by the late Hector Holthouse and must've taken an age to research given the level of detail they contain. Gympie Gold looks at the discovery of gold in the Mary River. River of Gold moves a long way north and details the gold discoveries in the famous/infamous Palmer River. I've always enjoyed reading about mining history anyway but I reckon even if that's not normally your thing, there's enough Wild West type content in these books (particularly River of Gold) to while away the time when it's too wet to prospect. Both books are still available to buy new although Gympie Gold is now printed to order (didn't know that was a thing) so it can take a while before it's dispatched. [ATTACH alt="1. Gympie Gold.jpg"]2790[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="2.Gympie Gold.jpg"]2791[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="3.River of Gold.jpg"]2792[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="4.River of Gold.jpg"]2793[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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