George D. O'Byrne. 'Reminiscences of my three voyages to Australia and sixteen years experience as a gold miner on the principal fields of Victoria' (typescript, 146 pp.)

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Content Summary:: His reminiscences, written in the late 1880s, describes the voyage, impressions of Melbourne, Forest Creek diggings, work in hotels in Collingwood and Wangaratta. There are also papers entitled 'The goldfields of Victoria in 1851 and the modus operandi of obtaining gold from alluvial and quartz' (16 pp.) and 'The Stowaway' (25 pp.)
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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia