Gold! Gold! Gold!
A Dictionary of the Nineteenth-Century Australian Gold Rushes
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The gold rushes of the 19th century, especially those of the 1850s, were a defining point in Australian history, bringing with them far-reaching social and economic changes. They also brought with them a new language. Bruce Moore's underlying argument is that the gold rushes played a significant role in the development of Australian English.
