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... goldfields . - ― The rush to the goldfields by settlers who had arrived earlier exacerbated the labour shortage in the colony and assisted immigration was stepped up from fewer than 3,000 in 1851 and 1852 to an average of over 15,000 in ...
... goldfields . - ― The rush to the goldfields by settlers who had arrived earlier exacerbated the labour shortage in the colony and assisted immigration was stepped up from fewer than 3,000 in 1851 and 1852 to an average of over 15,000 in ...
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... goldfields of Victoria . Further evidence for this conclusion is the very high proportion of males ( 41,500 ) to females ( only 7,100 ) in the inward movement in category 4 of Table 4.10 . The movement to the goldfields was ...
... goldfields of Victoria . Further evidence for this conclusion is the very high proportion of males ( 41,500 ) to females ( only 7,100 ) in the inward movement in category 4 of Table 4.10 . The movement to the goldfields was ...
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... goldfields in the west . After 1864 the town of Nelson became one of the chief centres of export of West Coast gold . In 1870 , the province harboured 23,000 people , about 5,000 of whom were either still working on the goldfields or ...
... goldfields in the west . After 1864 the town of Nelson became one of the chief centres of export of West Coast gold . In 1870 , the province harboured 23,000 people , about 5,000 of whom were either still working on the goldfields or ...
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Convictism in Australia | 21 |
Colonization | 45 |
Gold and Population 18511860 | 67 |
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