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The Coolgardie Goldfields: general view of a mine, 1895. Creator: Unknown.

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The Coolgardie Goldfields: general view of a mine, 1895. ''"Coolgardie" has become as musical a charm as "Mesopotamia" was considered by Robert Hall's hearer. It has exercised a wonderful fascination over seekers after gold; yet the absence of pure water has made any prolonged stay well-nigh unendurable. The Government of Western Australia is strenuously endeavouring to supply this defect. Coolgardie was discovered in 1891 by a Victorian [ie from the state of Victoria] miner, who gave his name to his claim, calling it "Bayley's Reward." Since that date the amount of ore discovered shows that Coolgardie is one of the richest goldfields in the world'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A07_234

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5,8Mo (526,1Ko) / 15,0cm x 9,7cm / 1766 x 1143 (300dpi)

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Australia Australian industry country metal British Western Australia colony industrial mining gold tent tents location century Colonial camp mine Britain newspapers press B&W goldmine gold mine gold mining 19th century black & white black and white B W gold rush nineteenth century The Print Collector colonialism Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper photograph Unknown 19th-century The Illustrated London News Coolgardie