Bibliograph

Woodlines of Western Australia, a comprehensive history of the Goldfields woodlines, Phil Bianchi

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Woodlines of Western Australia, a comprehensive history of the Goldfields woodlines, Phil Bianchi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-408) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Woodlines of Western Australia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Phil Bianchi

Sub title

a comprehensive history of the Goldfields woodlines

Summary

When reading the history of gold in Western Australia, we hear of rich gold finds, deep mines, ounces of gold per ton, lucrative profits and booming towns with numerous hotels, breweries, stock exchanges and newspapers. None of this would have been possible without firewood, a cheap source of energy, to fuel steam boilers and gas producers for lighting, pumping and ore treatment. Woodcutters, mostly from southern Europe, came to Australia and worked for the Woodlines. Most woodline workers came from war-torn Europe where often they had been paid only board and lodging. This book is a tribute to their life and work

Target audience

adult

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