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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PHOTOCOPIED ARTICLE OF 'THE SEBASTIAN GOLD-RUSH PART 1 & 2 . BY F. ROBBINS'
... PHOTOCOPIED ARTICLE OF 'THE SEBASTIAN GOLD-RUSH PART 1 & 2...The Sebastian Gold-Rush...Photocopied articles of 'The Sebastian Gold-Rush parts 1... DOCUMENT Gold The Sebastian Gold-Rush F. Robbins' Photocopied ...Photocopied articles of 'The Sebastian Gold-Rush parts 1 & 2 . By F. Robbins' .First page shows a map of the goldfield.F. Robbins'document, gold, the sebastian gold-rush -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Needlework in Gold-Rush Victoria, 2015
... Needlework in Gold-Rush Victoria...Gold-rush...A thesis entitled Needlework and Genteel Identity in Gold... Mitcham melbourne Book Book Needlework in Gold-Rush Victoria ...A thesis entitled Needlework and Genteel Identity in Gold-Rush Victoria.A thesis entitled Needlework and Genteel Identity in Gold-Rush Victoria which includes a child's dress & matching cape from the Schwerkolt Cottage & Museum Complex. Figs 13 & 14 and pages 94-95.A thesis entitled Needlework and Genteel Identity in Gold-Rush Victoria. gold-rush, crafts, cramer, lorinda jane -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DOCUMENTS OF THE GOLD RUSH, 1993
... DOCUMENTS OF THE GOLD RUSH...DVD. Documents of the Gold Rush. Rob Wilson 1993..... Documents of the Gold Rush. Rob Wilson 1993. Document DOCUMENTS ...DVD. Documents of the Gold Rush. Rob Wilson 1993. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne After the Gold Rush / [by] Michael Cannon, 1993
... Melbourne After the Gold Rush / [by] Michael Cannon...gold rush... Book Melbourne After the Gold Rush / [by] Michael Cannon 473 p ...473 p. : ill.(some col.); 25 cm. melbourne (vic.) - history - 1851-1901., melbourne (vic.) - social conditions - 1851-1901., melbourne (vic.) - economic conditions - 1851-1901., gold rush -
Clunes Museum
Book, Company mining in the Australian gold rush: "what should have been a great mercantile adventure" - A Thesis by John George Woodland, Latrobe University, Victoria, Australia December 2009
... Company mining in the Australian gold rush: "what should...Company mining in the Australian gold rush...BOOK Book Company mining in the Australian gold rush: "what ...red hard cover x 2 volumesbland, gold mining in clunes, victoria, australia, thesis -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Will Rees' Painting "Gold Rush" poss 1916
... Mr Will Rees' Painting "Gold Rush" poss 1916...Photo of Will Rees Painting Gold Rush 1916?... grampians Photograph Mr Will Rees' Painting "Gold Rush" poss 1916 ...Photo of Will Rees Painting Gold Rush 1916?stawell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO GOLD RUSH HOTEL, 24/01/1990
... CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO GOLD RUSH HOTEL...Tie in Outside Gold Rush Hotel Bridge and Cemetery Lane... ORGANISATION Industry gas and fuel Polaroid Tie in Outside Gold Rush ...Tie in Outside Gold Rush Hotel Bridge and Cemetery Lane Thought to be 10'' Cast 270mm. - 24/01/1990Polaroidorganisation, industry, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - "Gold Rush History Comes to Life", Bendigo Advertiser, November 25 2017
... "Gold Rush History Comes to Life"... to the licence fee imposed on the diggers during the gold rush in Bendigo.... to the licence fee imposed on the diggers during the gold rush in Bendigo ...The Red Ribbon agitation was held in 1853 in opposition to the licence fee imposed on the diggers during the gold rush in Bendigo.Bendigo Advertiser. Violet Street Primary School students join members of the Bendigo Historical Society for the re-enactment of the Red Ribbon Agitation.red ribbon agitation, re-enactment, violet street primary school, girton -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Rushworth Businesses and Their Owners, 2016
... Information on businesses in Rushworth between the Gold... of shops. Period : Gold Rush to Great War....Rushworth Businesses and their Owners. Gold Rush to Great... : Gold Rush to Great War. Rushworth Businesses and their Owners ...Information on businesses in Rushworth between the Gold Rush and Great war.Soft cover A4 size book. Faune colour. Cover consists of title on a background of newspaper print and an old photograph of shops. Period : Gold Rush to Great War.Rushworth Businesses and their Owners. Gold Rush to Great Warrushworth victoria, rushworth businesses -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Programme - A PROGRAMME OF MUSIC FROM THE GOLD RUSH DAYS
... A PROGRAMME OF MUSIC FROM THE GOLD RUSH DAYS...Object, A Programme from the Gold Rush Days,Traditional... from the Gold Rush Days,Traditional songs; local ballads, songs ...Object, A Programme from the Gold Rush Days,Traditional songs; local ballads, songs to sing and a dance tune or two, presented by members of The Emu Creek Bush Band (…Plus a ring-in!).Songs include; A Thousand Miles Away, The Miner, Road to Gundagai, Write Me A Letter From Home; and Dollie Gray, Waltzing Matilda,Click Go The Shears, The Drover's Dream, Take Me Back To Bendigo, Bendigo Ballard, Sutton Grange, Rose of Allandale- Waltz, Rakes of Mallow and Finnegans Wake - reel, The Irish Lilt - jig. Words of some songs are inside as well as some music. Players; Olive Dobbyn-Piano; Phyllis Swann-Violin; Jo Johnson-Violin.The sketches are mostly from S.T.Gill 1852-53.Concert on the Diggings( engraving from Illustrated Sydney News).The Emu Creek Bush Bandprogram, music, concert -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Ararat & District Historical Society, Mafeking and Mount William Gold Rush, 1964
... Mafeking and Mount William Gold Rush... grampians Book Mafeking and Mount William Gold Rush stawell mining ...stawell mining -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of Commercial Road, Tarnagulla looking south from Poverty Street, Commercial Road, Tarnagulla Looking South from Poverty Street, January 1907, at the time of the Poseidon Gold Rush, circa 1890 - 1900
... Street, January 1907, at the time of the Poseidon Gold Rush...., at the time of the Poseidon Gold Rush. Monochrome photograph. View ...Murray Comrie Collection. This is a reasonable copy of an older original. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1970s. Monochrome photograph. View of Commercial Road Tarnagulla looking south. A man at centre, walking toward camera. Right of this figure are two carts standing at the road's edge. Far right is Renshaw's Drapery and left of that the Golden Age Hotel. A man is walking along the footpath in front of Renshaw's. Typed caption on original is 'Commercial Road, Tarnagulla, looking south from Poverty Street'.tarnagulla, commerce, stores, shopping, shops, draper, hotels, golden age hotel, buildings, commercial road, main street -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Mt William Gold Rush - Previously Cat No 3650, 1970's
... Mt William Gold Rush - Previously Cat No 3650...stawell gold mining Author Vanda Savill Mt William Gold ...Author Vanda Savillstawell gold mining -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Research file: The 1930s Gold Rush at Waanyarra
... Research file: The 1930s Gold Rush at Waanyarra... Commercial Rd Tarnagulla goldfields Research file: The 1930s Gold ...David Gordon Collection. Compiled by David Gordon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JACK PERRY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER UNMARRIED BACHELORS IN GOLD RUSH
... GOLD RUSH... JACK PERRY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER UNMARRIED BACHELORS IN GOLD ...Newspaper article, Bendigo Weekly, regarding unmarried men on the goldfield. Mentions the 'evils of alcohol' that beset the unwary. Concoctions drunk by the men are described. The picture shows a hut, stone, brick chimney.bendigo, history, alcohol, goldrush, excessive drinking., alcohol, goldrush, excessive drinking. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BOOK: THE GOLD RUSH YEARS OF THE ROARIN' FIFTIES - RECOUNTED IN A HISTORY OF MALDON AND THE TARRANGOWER DIGGINGS BY A J WILLIAMS, 1953
... BOOK: THE GOLD RUSH YEARS OF THE ROARIN' FIFTIES...: THE GOLD RUSH YEARS OF THE ROARIN' FIFTIES - RECOUNTED IN A HISTORY ...Soft cover book with buff coloured cover with green printing. Contains 88 pages (no index) covering the events leading to the establishment of Maldon in its early years. Contains many black and white photographs. Published by R T Williams Maldon Times Maldon 1953.A J Williamshistory, australian, maldon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: PEG - LEG GULLY, Original from 1852
... fist gold rush... during the first gold rush to Peg Leg Gully (Eaglehawk) during... TOPIC Mining fist gold rush Gold rush Peg Leg Gully Eaglehawk ...Photograph of a montage of nine drawings depicting life during the first gold rush to Peg Leg Gully (Eaglehawk) during 1852. On the reverse in pencil is written ' Gold rush in Peg Leg Gully, The lightning rise and fall of an old gold town. A concise history of Australia, By Clive Turnbull.topic, mining, fist gold rush, gold rush, peg leg gully, eaglehawk -
Clunes Museum
Mixed media - VIDEO VICTORIAN GOLDRUSH
... GOLD RUSH VIDEO...COPY OF NATIONAL NINE NETWORK AIRING VICTORIAN GOLD RUSH... VICTORIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN OF CLUNES FOR 15 MINUTES GOLD RUSH VIDEO ...COPY OF NATIONAL NINE NETWORK AIRING VICTORIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN OF CLUNES FOR 15 MINUTESgold rush video, john woodland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Glass Bottle Fragment, 1850s
... gold rush..., dating from gold rush (1850s) or earlier... bottle, dating from gold rush (1850s) or earlier glass bottle ...Fragment of glass bottle, round flat lip of gin bottle, dating from gold rush (1850s) or earlierglass bottle, alcohol, gin, gold rush -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Glass Bottle Fragment, 1850s
... gold rush... bottle, dating from gold rush era (1850s) or earlier... of gin bottle, dating from gold rush era (1850s) or earlier glass ...Fragment of glass bottle, section of square base of gin bottle, dating from gold rush era (1850s) or earlierglass bottle, container, alcohol, gin, gold rush -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1990
... Gold Rush... past. The time period decpicted is that of the Gold Rush which... past. The time period decpicted is that of the Gold Rush which ...Taken in the 1990's, this photograph depicts a row of shop fronts in the 'Street of Shops' exhibition in the Burke Museum in Beechworth. This exhibition was created and opened in 1979 and was intended to reflect and imitate a historic peirod in the town's past. The time period decpicted is that of the Gold Rush which swept through many Victorian towns from the 1850's onwards. For the town of Beechworth, the gold rush began in 1852, when gold was discovered in Spring Creek, drawing in many new residents seeking to make a fortune and transforming a once remote town into a bustling centre brimming with hope and opportunity. By 1857, the town contained over 200,000 residents and with this, the need for more amenities and intsitutions arose. Multiple churches, banks, schools, shops, hospitals and other essential buildings appearing over the years. The wealth acquired through the gold rush is largely responsible for the vast development of the town and many of its significant buildings which still remain to this day. This photograph also highlights the significance of this type of exhibition, providing a new mode of experiencing and learning about the past. The street depicts the many supporting trades and industries that arose from the mass migration during the gold rush. The creation of the Street of Shops in 1979 was envisioned by Roy Harvey who was the curator at the time, with the intention of recreating an authentic feel to the environment while collecting from the community to accurately portray the multiculturalism that is ingrainded in many towns and communities of Victoria. This photograph contains historical significance as it relates to and portrays an especially important period of time within Beechworth and Victoria's history. The gold rush phenomena ushered in a wave of hope and prosperity for citizens and immigrants alike. It provided many with the opportunity to strike it rich, while the town prospered and grew in many ways. This widespread development that accompanied the gold rush occured throughout Victoria and holds great historical importance when recording the social, economic and communal developments that occured throughout the time period which gave way to the beloved towns and communities we know today. Beechworth itself is acknowledged as Victoria's best-preserved gold mining town and deserves recognition of its significance. it also showcases the great significance of social develpment and globalization that occured throughout the state during this period. Coloured rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper and unmounted. Obverse: Dancing every night 8pm-6am [mirror] / Gold Diggers Arms Hotel façade / Star / Beechworth Gold / J. Davidson / Saloon Reverse: 3306 beechworth, burke museum, street of shops, gold rush, indigo shire gold rush, 1850s beechworth, burke museum exhibitions, saloon, gold buyer, hotel, historical streetscape, gold rush immigration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE BENDIGO NATURALIST A NATURE MAGAZINE, 1972
... gold rush... on pardalotes,, Sebastian gold rush,. 18 pages with photographs.... field naturalists pardalotes Sebastian gold rush Bendigo Field ...The Bendigo Naturalist, a nature magazine. The Journal of the Bendigo Field Naturalist Club, Vol. 5 No. 3. Inc. articles on pardalotes,, Sebastian gold rush,. 18 pages with photographs.Bendigo Field Nats.clubs and associations, sport, bendigo field naturalists, bendigo, field naturalists, pardalotes, sebastian, gold rush -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1990s
... Gold Rush... inspired by the 1850s gold rush to Beechworth. Gold was discovered... or a streetscape inspired by the 1850s gold rush to Beechworth. Gold ...Taken in the 1990’s, the photograph depicts an exhibition in Beechworth featuring a series of shop fronts or a streetscape inspired by the 1850s gold rush to Beechworth. Gold was discovered in the Beechworth area in 1852, leading to a significant rush to the area as diggers and hopeful migrants alike hoped to strike it rich. This gold rush to Beechworth, which was part of a larger and prolonged gold rush to the Victorian colony in the 1850’s, led to significant communal, social, and economic shifts in the area and the colony.This photograph contains historical and social significance, connecting with several themes such as gold mining, making regional centres, and marking significant phases of development for Victoria’s towns. The gold rush of the 1850’s was a significant historical phase for the Victorian colony that led to widespread social, economic, and communal changes as the population of the colony nearly tripled in size. The rush to Beechworth after the discovery of gold in 1852 was one of the earliest gold finds. The photograph depicts an interpretation of store fronts in Beechworth during the 1850’s following the gold rush, providing an example of the historical interpretation of the Beechworth gold rush in the 1990’s. The photograph also demonstrates the enduring importance of Beechworth’s gold rush history to the local community, who continued to demonstrate an interest in the Beechworth gold rush. Colour rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper.Obverse: DANCING EVERY NIGHT 8 P.M-6 A.M/ GOLD DIGGERS ARMS HOTEL/ STAR (illegible)/ SALOON/ EST. 1853/ BEECHWORTH GOLD (illegible)/ J. DAVIDSON/ LICENSE/ BANK OF VICTORIA/ GOLD BUYING OFFICE/ EST. 1856 (illegible) Reverse: 3306 gold rush, beechworth, exhibition, victorian colony, shops, store fronts, streetscape, saloon, gold buyer, hotel, store, bank of victoria, j. davidson -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, The Gold Seekers - The story of the Australian Gold Rust, 1965
... gold rush... of the Australian Gold Rush... of the Australian Gold Rush gold rush Victoria Book 249 Pages with story ...Book b y Norman Bartlett, The Gold Seekers The story of the Australian Gold RushBook 249 Pages with story and black and white photos with coloured sleeve covergold rush, victoria -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, B. & B. Strange, Ballarat: the formative years, April 1982
... Ballarat; pastoralism; aborigines; gold rush; mining... first great gold rush. This book covers the gold rush after... was Victoria's first great gold rush. This book covers the gold rush ...From 1838 early Ballarat was settled by pastoralists in ideal conditions, a peaceful, verdant valley where the hills were clothed in virgin forest and the flats covered with lush pasture. Then gold was discovered to spark off what was Victoria's first great gold rush. This book covers the gold rush after on the aboriginal ownership and early pastoral activities.Ballarat: the formative years. A.W. Strange. B. & B. Strange; Ballarat (Vic); April 1982. viii, 100 p.; illus.; map. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9596802 3 3Signed: "A.W. Strange 10/1/1983" Map inside back cover.ballarat; pastoralism; aborigines; gold rush; mining; eureka; local government; a.w. strange; -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... gold rush... Creek' division of the Castlemaine District during the Gold Rush..., towards the end of the gold rush in the Mopoke Gully area. A large ...This photograph dates to 1899, towards the end of the gold rush in the Mopoke Gully area. A large opening to a mine can be seen behind the men in the photograph, with a wheeled cart on a track leading to the men's position, where the soil and rocks have been hauled away. This photograph interestingly contains dogs alongside the miners. While dogs have been recorded as deterrents to thieves in the Victorian goldfields, these dogs appear as companions to these men. Mopoke Gully mines came under the 'Fryer's Creek' division of the Castlemaine District during the Gold Rush. After the Gold Rush began in Victoria with the discovery of gold at Ballarat in 1851, Gold was found in Castlemaine by December of that year. 20,000 diggers were spread across the Castlemaine region, and the area was yielding about 23,000 ounces of gold per week. Mopoke Gully was the site of the Mopoke Gully Water Wheel, operating under the Bendigo and Fryers Goldmining Company from 1887 until 1900. This Water Wheel was used in the gold mining technique of 'sluicing'. Hydraulic sluicing uses high pressure water jets to blast away the earth, which runs through a sluice box, catching the gold with all remaining slurry washing away. This Water Wheel was built the same year as the more famous 'Chewton Water Wheel', but was smaller in diameter (60ft as opposed to Chewton's 72ft). The Mopoke Water Wheel ruins are quite intact today, and are a registered archaeological site. The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in 1899. This photograph reveals important information on the use of dogs on Victorian goldfields in 1899. Dogs were used both as companions, such as this photograph depicts, as well as deterrents to thieves. Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper mounted on card. Obverse: Williams/ Good/ Luck Reverse: A02498/ 1997. 2498/ Good Luck/ Mine/ 1899/ Mopoke. beechworth, burke museum, gold, gold mining, 1899, castlemaine, mopoke gully, good luck mine, fryer's creek, gold rush, victorian gold rush, water wheel, sluicing, chewton -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... gold rush... of the Castlemaine District during the Gold Rush. After the Gold Rush began... dates to 1899, towards the end of the gold rush in the Mopoke ...This photograph dates to 1899, towards the end of the gold rush in the Mopoke Gully area. A slurry of rocks after they have been broken up is depicted, and this is part of the hydraulic sluicing mining process. Four men are relaxing under a wooden structure, with a fifth bearded man standing near a stone wall. This photograph interestingly contains dogs alongside the miners. While dogs have been recorded as deterrents to thieves in the Victorian goldfields, these dogs appear as companions to these men. Mopoke Gully mines came under the 'Fryer's Creek' division of the Castlemaine District during the Gold Rush. After the Gold Rush began in Victoria with the discovery of gold at Ballarat in 1851, Gold was found in Castlemaine by December of that year. 20,000 diggers were spread across the Castlemaine region, and the area was yielding about 23,000 ounces of gold per week. Mopoke Gully was the site of the Mopoke Gully Water Wheel, operating under the Bendigo and Fryers Goldmining Company from 1887 until 1900. This Water Wheel was used in the gold mining technique of 'sluicing'. Hydraulic sluicing uses high pressure water jets to blast away the earth, which runs through a sluice box, catching the gold with all remaining slurry washing away. Hydraulicking is the process of breaking up the rocks and suspending it in a slurry. This Water Wheel was built the same year as the more famous 'Chewton Water Wheel', but was smaller in diameter (60ft as opposed to Chewton's 72ft). The Mopoke Water Wheel ruins are quite intact today, and are a registered archaeological site.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray a sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in 1899. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. This photograph reveals important information on the use of dogs on Victorian goldfields in 1899. Dogs were used both as companions, such as this photograph depicts, as well as deterrents to thieves. Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper mounted on card.Obverse: Reverse: A02497/ 1997.2497/ 'Good/ Luck/ Mine'/ Morepork/ Gully/ Mrs Joyce/ Bright/ Tunnel/ 800 ft/ 1899. beechworth, burke museum, gold, gold mining, 1899, castlemaine, mopoke gully, good luck mine, fryer's creek, gold rush, victorian gold rush, water wheel, sluicing, chewton, slurry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, The Graytown Goldrush, 1977
... Contains early history of gold rush in Graytown streets...Written to record the history of the gold rush days... the history of the gold rush days. Kangaroos on the cover. Graytown ...Contains early history of gold rush in Graytown streets and stores, now all gone. Cemetery reamins in bushland. Loose leaflets of invitations (2) to blessing of restored graves, 12.3.1995. Other books by Joyce Hammond : Bridging The Gap, Walls of Wire.Written to record the history of the gold rush days. Kangaroos on the cover. Graytown Cemetery 1869-1947gold, rushworth, books, history, local -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'Gold for My Fair Lady' a novel by Sidney Hobson Courtier
... Gold Rush.... A story of passion and greed in the Australian Gold Rush era... Novel Gold Rush Handwritten in ink on the fly leaf 'A.Llewellyn ...A 296-page hard cover novel by Sidney Hobson Courtier. A story of passion and greed in the Australian Gold Rush era. Published in 1952 by Invincible Press. Inside front cover is a newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser 3 Dec 1970 that includes a review of a novel "Hustlers Gold' by Bendigo author Pat Spencer.Handwritten in ink on the fly leaf 'A.Llewellyn 102 Victoria St Eaglehawk'novel, gold rush -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Medal, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, 1895
... gold rush... in 1898. His family first arrived in this region during the gold... first arrived in this region during the gold rush era ...Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern, Victoria in 1898. His family first arrived in this region during the gold rush era, purchasing a piece of land adjacent to the Murray River. The spectacular scenery and rich history of the area is said to have inspired Busse in his writing. He attended Wesley College in his school days, before going on to study law at the University of Melbourne. After graduating from university, Busse would go on to become a barrister, but he is best known as a writer of fiction, publishing two novels: 'The Blue Beyond: A Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia' and 'The Golden Plague: A Romance in the Early Fifties'. Busse died in 1960. This particular object is dated 1895, three years before Busse was born. It can thus be assumed that it was awarded to a relative of his, possibly his father in relation to their land by the Murray River. This object is significant as it is associated with Wilfred Clarence Busse, a celebrated author and barrister who grew up in the locality of Chiltern. It is also a medal awarded by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, a society that has held social and industrial significance since it was founded in the nineteenth century. Small, circular medal - made of either bronze or brass metal - depicting an agricultural background behind a female figure in a toga holding a wreath. Back side: The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria / Busse & Son / 1895wilfred clarence busse, w.c. busse, busse, gold rush, gold rush chiltern, busse author, the royal agricultural society of victoria, "the golden plague: a romance of the early fifties., "the blue beyond, rasv, medal, agricultural medal