Australians and the Gold Rush: California and Down Under 1849-1854This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966. |
Contents
Where Is California? | 1 |
Be First in San Francisco | 16 |
Tasmania Hears about the Rush | 31 |
Australias New England Starts for the Diggings | 46 |
Cruise of the Elizabeth Archer | 65 |
Off to the Mother Lode | 77 |
A Good Outlet for Expirees | 91 |
Keep Women Out of California | 107 |
Australians Learn about California Lynchings | 180 |
The Greatest Goldfield of Them All | 194 |
The Irish Patriots Escape | 206 |
Are Californians Dangerous Revolutionists? | 223 |
Rebels and Redcoats | 241 |
The Shot Not Heard Round the World | 260 |
Notes | 273 |
Sources | 293 |
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