Record Of The Mines Of South Australia

By Henry Yorke Lyell Brown

Book Overview

Record Of The Mines Of South Australia maps a vanished industry with forensic clarity. A meticulous record of mines. By Y. L. Brown, this mining reference book compiles contemporaneous entries, site descriptions and technical notes from the colony's formative years, offering direct evidence of nineteenth century mining and the sweep of mineral resources Australia relied upon. Readers encounter the practical realities of gold and copper mines, the decisions that shaped local towns, and the geological observations that still inform South Australia geology today. More than a factual ledger, Brown's Record is a cultural and historical resource: its contemporaneous accounts illuminate mining industry development during the colonial Australia era and contribute to our understanding of australian mining heritage. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Accessible to casual readers while retaining depth for researchers and historians, it satisfies both armchair interest and professional inquiry. Ideal as a mining records compendium for fieldwork or study, it offers collectors of mining books a rare primary-source snapshot and students of south australian mining history clear, useable data. Genealogists and local historians will find veins of human story amid technical detail; anyone drawn to the colonial australia era will appreciate the book's immediacy and authority. Its entry-driven structure and period phrasing also make it a literary artefact: the language of business, hope and hardship is itself instructive. For librarians, curators and private collectors the volume functions as both source and objet d'art, an archival witness to the era when gold and copper mines reshaped landscape and community. Whether used as a working reference or treasured for its historical resonance, Brown's Record rewards curiosity with sustained factual depth and a palpable sense of place.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354304974
• ISBN13: 9789354304972
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"