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Lee Pack came to him and said, "You fence in the Joss house?" What the Mayor planned, P 13. "Annie Wright had been seen in the Chinese Camp repeatedly, including smoking opium.. She was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor." P 29. The Chief Interpreter and friend to Chinese in Victoria was made a Mandarin by the Emperor, P 38. Progress Association considered hydro-electric power, P 45. A Goldfields jail where lobotomies were later given, P 50. Highly productive Gold mines in St Arnaud, Italian Gully and Piggoreet. Nostalgia for the Gold Rush, the forming of reunions, Page 66. Aborigines and cultural connection, shared mythic and religious foundations. Aboriginal astronomy beliefs, compared with Greek astronomy. Does Aboriginal culture predate their arrival in Australia? P 107. Aborigines as Police on the Goldfields, as guides, traders and as miners. Reminisces of pioneers, an account of the trek to the Goldfields, P 128. "About 30% of the book is about Aborigines and the Gold Rush, I was helped by a local Elder with suggestions on material. This covers some of their positive achievements, and while it's common to present the indigenous people as being sidelined and overwhelmed, in many ways they weren't. I quote Dr. Fred Cahir who is an excellent author in this vein, these are things Aboriginal people are proud of. And its also common to consider there was a massive gap between cultures. I argue they were people like us, they easily adapted to a multitude of roles, and I also discuss foundations of culture on both sides which are essentially similar, or are the same." - David Griffiths. The book contains many excerpts from newspapers of the day including several longer extracts.
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Stealing a Temple - What the Mayor planned. P 13. "Annie Wright had been seen in the Chinese Camp repeatedly, including smoking opium." P 29. Chief Chinese Interpreter made a Mandarin by the Emperor P 38.Highly productive Gold mines in St Arnaud, Italian Gully and Piggoreet. Nostalgia, the forming of reunions. P 66.Aboriginal religious beliefs with similarities to European, P 88. Aboriginal astronomy in culture compared with Greek. P 103.Aboriginal Police on the Goldfields, as Guides, Traders and Miners. Reminisces of pioneers. P 75 Trek to the Goldfields. P 128.Reviews "I couldn't put it down" "Lots of good pictures and extracts from newspapers of the times" "This book raised many interesting questions."Number 1 Best Seller for Kindle Ethnic and Tribal Relgions Nov 18, 2020.