GOLDEN RAUB The life and times of William Bibby engineer, gold miner and pioneer and the story of the Raub gold mine

GOLDEN RAUB The life and times of William Bibby engineer, gold miner and pioneer and the story of the Raub gold mine

Unmarked and forgotten graves, an old pickle jar, a stamp shoe worn to a slipper, abandoned mines in Victoria and remotest Queensland, floods and rebellion. All are stops and clues along the way as Victor Bibby treads in the footsteps of a gold mining pioneer to discover long-lost relatives and the...

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Main Author: Bibby, Victor (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Kubu Baru Persatuan Sejarah Kuala Kubu 2016
Subjects:
Engineers
Gold miners
Australia
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