Items tagged gold rushes in MV Collections
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Book - John Dunmore Lang, The Australian Emigrant's Manual, 1852
John Dunmore Lang, D.D., The Australian Emigrant's Manual; or a Guide to the Gold Colonies of New South Wales and Port Phillip. Published by Patridge and Oakley, Paternoster Road, Londo ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 7 -
Ingot - 1 Pound, Second Die, Adelaide Assay Office, South Australia, Australia, 1852
Australia South Australia Adelaide One Pound 1852 Struck from the second die Mint: Adelaide Assay Office A coin-shaped ingot guaranteed to be worth a pound. The Colony of South Aust ...
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Pistol - Belgium, Percussion, circa 1850
Percussion pistol, pocket. Cal. 56 bore (.437 in). Made in Belgium after 1849. Typical of the cheaply made and inexpensive pistols carried by miners on the Victorian goldfields.
From: Liege, Belgium Images: 4 -
Book - Y. John Capper, 'The Emigrant's Guide to Australia', George Philip & Son, 1853
'The Emigrant's Guide to Australia', published by George Philip and Son, Liverpool, England. 1853. Written by Y. John Capper. 'Containing the fullest particulars relating to Recently Di ...
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Letter - Personal, From RS (Rebecca Sarah) Greaves, Plenty River, Victoria, 1851
Letter written by 23 year old Rebecca Sarah Greaves in 1851, which reveals the complex feelings of loss and separation, as well as excitement and adventure, felt by newly arrived migran ...
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Book - J. D. Lang, The Australian Emigrant's Manual, 1852
The Australian Emigrant's Manual, or a Guide to the Gold Colonies of New South Wales and Port Phillip, by John Dunmore Lang, London, 1852. Born and educated in Scotland, Lang was the ...
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Sign - Cole's 'Little Men', 'Melbourne, From the Gold Rush' (Damaged)
A non-original sign used as one of 21 signs (42 sides) within Cole's 'Little Men'. One side torn off. Remaining inscription on sign: MELBOURNE, FROM THE GOLD RUSH TO THE FIRST WORLD W ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 0 -
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Sign - Cole's 'Little Men', 'Melbourne, from the Gold Rush'
A non-original sign used as one of 21 signs (42 sides) within Cole's 'Little Men'. Inscriptions on sign (one per side): MELBOURNE, FROM THE GOLD RUSH TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR. VIVIDLY E ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 0 -
Coin - 100 Cash, Emperor Wen Tsung, Qing Dynasty, Henan, China, 1851-1868
China Honan 100 Cash 1851 - 1868 (AD) Mint: Kaifeng This Chinese brass coin was found by metal detectors scouring abandoned Victorian mining fields. It was brought by one of the thous ...
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Coin - 100 Cash, Emperor Wen Tsung, Qing Dynasty, Henan, China, 1851-1868
China Honan 100 Cash 1851 - 1868 (AD) Mint: Kaifeng This Chinese brass coin was found by metal detectors scouring abandoned Victorian mining fields. It was brought by one of the thous ...
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