Cornish tin-streamers and the Australian gold rush: technology transfer in alluvial miningThe Cornish are known around the world for their mining skills. In the 19th century the migration of Cornish mining families created a diasporic community with settlements in the United States, Mexico, South ...
Edward Hargraves was the man who would set off the first Australian gold rush. As self-appointed leader of a small group which travelled to California in 1850, Hargraves learned the craft of prospecting for gold with pans, cradles and excavation. More importantly he noticed similarities in the ...
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Rabbi Porush said he was pleasantly surprised the portrait had won and admitted he did not understand the finer points of art. “I am very pleased with it” he said. Dr Porush said it conveyed his conception of a rabbi addressing his congregation. “The portrait is severe and serious, mo...
(<30,000), but following MWP1a, increasing archaeological use of the landscape, comparable to a four-fold increase in populations, and indicative of large-scale migration away from inundated regions (notably the Bass Strait) are evident. Increasing population density resulting from MWP1a (from 1...
Speaking ofShane Jenek/Courtney Act(the Australian drag queen that served as the topic of my last post), I noticed that he uses a “short-a” in words likedance,France, anddemand. That is, Jenek pronounces “dance” with the same vowel as “pan” (æ), instead of using the vowel...
It is stated that the first large-scale migration of Italians to Australia occurred during the same period as the gold rush in Victoria.HelzerJenniferEBSCO_bspAmerican Geographical Societys Focus on Geography
A book was designed and published by Potter in order to communicate the entire project effectively.In response to the exhibition themes (migration, transportation and colonisation) Potter developed a set of counterfeit artefacts based on evidence from a diverse range of sources such as historical ...
(traditional long hair braids). In a misdirected response to the riots, the New South Wales government passed the Chinese Immigration Act to greatly reduce Chinese migration to the colony. Similar restrictions had already been introduced in Victoria (1855), South Australia (1857), and would soon...
From Bega, make your way down to Eden on the coast at Twofold Bay, one of the best places to see the southern migration of humpback whales. Eden’s whale watching season is between August to late October/early November, when the town holds its annual whale festival, which includes a co...