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Gulgong Reminiscences of Captain Starlight’s Era
The piece recalls 1871 gold rush sites near Three Mile and Rapps’ ally rush, noting Captain Starlight and his gang’s raiding exploits at Bowen Downs and later a raid on Hellmann’s store at the Three Mile. It mentions athletic sports, freed goods, silenced by a verdict, and the emergence of a bustling frontier economy.
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G. B Stott
Stott
Glazier's
Latinrock
Rapps
Rush
Captain Starlight
Rolfe Bolderwood
Bowen Downs
Queensland
Adelaide
Bowen Downs Company
Joe and Yeomans
Sam Robinson
Gulgong
J. A. Hellmann
Mudges
Tulius Hellmann
Hellmann
Metropolis