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| 5e7a84c | 7. Gold.--In 1858 it was reported that gold had been discovered far to the north, on the banks of the Fitzroy River, and in a short time many vessels arrived in Keppel Bay, their holds and decks crowded with men, who eagerly landed and hastened to Canoona, a place about sixty or seventy miles up the river. Ere long there were about fifteen thousand diggers on the scene; but it was soon discovered that the gold was confined to a very small a.. | Alexander Sutherland | ||
| aa0e7e8 | Australia; the Royal Society of Victoria undertook to organise an expedition for the purpose of crossing the continent, and collected subscriptions to the amount of PS3,400; the Victorian Government voted PS6,000, and spent an additional sum of PS3,000 in bringing twenty-six camels from Arabia. | Alexander Sutherland |