Teemore
One foot out the door
With so much info available these days via the internet there seems to be a decrease in available info on actual hard printed material.
Just went back through my "library" to see what favourites I go back to for research and goldfields/prospecting information.
Not a massive list but relevant and full of good info ...... here's a list, if you haven't read them before check out your local library. These are Victorian related, someone may be able to do the same for the other states.
History of the Wedderburn Goldfields - J R Grey 1961 Ed.
Old Pubs, Inns, Taverns & Grog Houses of the Vic. Goldfields - J R Flett 1979 Ed.
Goldfields and Mineral Districts of Vic - R Brough-Smyth Fan. Ed. 1990 (orig.1869)
Dunolly, Story of Old Gold Diggings - J R Flett 2nd Ed. 1974
Maryborough Goldfields History - J R Flett 1st Ed. 1975
Gold Discovery in Victoria - J R Flett 1st Ed. (Signed 'James Flett') 1970
Prospecting for Gold - Ion L Idriess 1966 Ed.
The Gold Mining History of Stawell - G Cameron 2014
Prospectors Guide, Dept of Mines Vic. - 8th Ed. 1968
Ghosts & Gold of Vic. High Country - R M Christie 1993
The Gold Fields of Victoria, Reports of the Mining Registrars -
Quarter Ended December 1886
Quarter Ended June 1886 .... (from memory the complete set is avail. online)
Not Victorian related but likely to get there before getting to W.A.
Gold & Ghosts Vol. 3 Old. Central & Southern Districts - D W De Havelland
If you have any that you recommend please let me know, they are becoming increasingly difficult (and expensive) to find.
Cheers Tom
Just went back through my "library" to see what favourites I go back to for research and goldfields/prospecting information.
Not a massive list but relevant and full of good info ...... here's a list, if you haven't read them before check out your local library. These are Victorian related, someone may be able to do the same for the other states.
History of the Wedderburn Goldfields - J R Grey 1961 Ed.
Old Pubs, Inns, Taverns & Grog Houses of the Vic. Goldfields - J R Flett 1979 Ed.
Goldfields and Mineral Districts of Vic - R Brough-Smyth Fan. Ed. 1990 (orig.1869)
Dunolly, Story of Old Gold Diggings - J R Flett 2nd Ed. 1974
Maryborough Goldfields History - J R Flett 1st Ed. 1975
Gold Discovery in Victoria - J R Flett 1st Ed. (Signed 'James Flett') 1970
Prospecting for Gold - Ion L Idriess 1966 Ed.
The Gold Mining History of Stawell - G Cameron 2014
Prospectors Guide, Dept of Mines Vic. - 8th Ed. 1968
Ghosts & Gold of Vic. High Country - R M Christie 1993
The Gold Fields of Victoria, Reports of the Mining Registrars -
Quarter Ended December 1886
Quarter Ended June 1886 .... (from memory the complete set is avail. online)
Not Victorian related but likely to get there before getting to W.A.
Gold & Ghosts Vol. 3 Old. Central & Southern Districts - D W De Havelland
If you have any that you recommend please let me know, they are becoming increasingly difficult (and expensive) to find.
Cheers Tom