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Hargraves and the Australian gold rush tale
The account recounts Edward Hammond Hargraves’ discovery and its impact on New South Wales. It notes his prophecy of national wealth from gold, the extreme crisis era, and the bold journey from Sydney to the Blue Mountains that preceded his breakthrough. It cites figures on gold exports and Hargraves’ family background and later writings.
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New South Wales
Edward Hammond Hargraves
Australia
Waterloo
Noraville
Wrong
George I
East Gosford
Gosford
Cvony
Adda
Calionian
Hayraven
Bathurst
Sydney
San Francisen
Roderick Murchixton
England
Hargraves
California
Othe Blue Mountains