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Golden beginnings

Australia, 1969
film

Traces the development of Ballarat from the first gold strike in 1851 and the mining period that followed, through its early industrial growth to its present ..

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Autumn of a mining town

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The Birth of Australia's golden age

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Golden age

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Gold fever

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Land of gold

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Sovereign hill

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Living Ballarat: 1901-1941

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Peach's gold

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Goldmining in Australia

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Australian gold rushes. - Years 7-10.

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Victoria : The First 150 Years

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Weekend Magazine: William Strutt

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Goldtown

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Strike on Main Street

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Beechworth Victoria

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