Not a poor man's field : the New Guinea goldfields to 1942 : an Australian colonial history / Michae...
Not a poor man's field : the New Guinea goldfields to 1942 : an Australian colonial history / Michael Waterhouse.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Braddon, A.C.T. : Halstead Press, c2010.
Call Numbers
Q622.3422/27
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
272 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 29 cm.
Contents
Discovery--Transition--Growth and development--Highway in the sky : the role of aviation--New Guinean experience--Life and death onm the goldfields--Administration of New Guinea between the wars--After the war.
Publication information
Publisher
Braddon, A.C.T. : Halstead Press, c2010.
Edition
Special ed.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
c2010.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Between the wars, New Guinea goldfields attracted colourful characters, and yieled great riches to those who could afford to exploit them. The book also discusses Australia's colonial experience under the League of Nations.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Not a poor man's field : the New Guinea goldfields to 1942 : an Australian colonial history / Michael Waterhouse.
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Notes
General note
"This special edition is limited to 110 copies, of which 100 are for sale." --[P. 1]
Issued in buckram slipcase.
Map on front end leaves.
The accompanying stamps are mounted in a panel on the front of the book, which is bound in maroon reconstituted leather. Includes plastic film covering the stamps.
Mitchell Library copy No. 77/110....
Additional physical form availability note
Additional information and photographs may be seen at :http://www.notapoormansfield.com.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
Q622.3422/27
Record Identifier
74VvqLmL6Jwy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvqLmL6Jwy
Other Identifiers
DDC
622.34220995
MMS ID
991006227919702626
