A 19th Century illustration of Australian goldminers beside their bark hut. Gold mining in Western Australia dates back to the 1880s but became a significant following gold discoveries in the 1890s. By the end of the decade more than a third of the colony's population was located in the Eastern Goldfields, but the boom was short-lived, with towns and mines in the Goldfields disappearing quickly, once the surface deposits were depleted
"Century Geographical Readers"
Size: 4205px × 3369px
Location: Australia
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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