Call number
AUS/225/12
Description
David Hill relates the extraordinary people and staggering events of Australia's great gold - rush years. From the mid - to late - 1800s, people from all corners of the globe and all walks of life, including two future prime ministers of Great Britain and Australia, threw off their previous pursuits and made the often perilous journey to the gol...
Collection
Publication
Penguin Random House Australia (2010), Edition: Edition Unstated, 498 pages
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