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Rare c.19th hand coloured engraved view of Croydon, Queensland. In its heyday, Croydon Town was the gold capital of the Colony. By 1889, just 3 short years after the first cry, went up, Croydon boasted a population of nearly 8,000, … Read Full Description
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Rare c.19th hand coloured engraved view of Croydon, Queensland.
In its heyday, Croydon Town was the gold capital of the Colony. By 1889, just 3 short years after the first cry, went up, Croydon boasted a population of nearly 8,000, 26 hotels, its own aerated water factory, with gas lamps lighting the street, a foundry and coach builders. By 1898, the Croydon field produced an estimated 760,689 ounces from 1,554 registered claims.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Australian News.
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University Queensland: Identifier 991000982479703131
State Library Victoria: PCINF IAN 04-09-76 P.133
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2495305
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS F079/55, TN380
Royal Geographic Society SA: RGS Special Coll. 079.94 I29d
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Syme, E. & D, Illustrated Australian News. ISSN 2208-5386.
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