The Heart of the Gold Rush: The Spirit of the Goldfields volume 3

By David R. Griffiths

The third book in the series "The Spirit of the Goldfields", "The Heart of the Gold Rush" details some of the human aspects of Victoria's Gold rush. The book also has a focus on art.

Beautiful Gardens created in Goldfields towns.

Celebrations for the opening of the new railway were a hoot but then chaos ensued.

Tao in the Goldfields, elderly Chinese miners in bleak circumstances helped. The struggles of a Chinese man who married a local girl and raised a beautiful family, while doing menial jobs, but became a loved member of the community.

A hotel smuggled alcohol to the Goldfields.

Aboriginal people who became successful farmers. Their belief in reincarnation. Europeans adopting Aboriginal children.

A gold mine that could be made a fortress should Australia be invaded.

Daily life, endless meals of mutton and a few home comforts on the Goldfields.

The book contains many excerpts from newspapers and Government reports of the day, as well as historic photos and paintings. I hope some of the lives of people on the Goldfields will touch your heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09HL66WLM
• ISBN13: 9798490956419
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"