Publisher's Synopsis
Gold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past, Book 4
Ghosts of Gold: The Life and Times of Jupiter Mosman is the story of First Nations man who discovered gold at Charters Towers in North Queensland, Australia. Marji Hill, author of more than 70 publications, tells:
- How the discovery of gold at Charters Towers in the years 1872 to 1917 became Australia's largest high-grade gold producer.
- About Jupiter Mosman, his life, his experience with discrimination and injustice, and his final years.
- How the land of opportunity on the northern frontier was taken over by British pastoralists and miners.
- About the meaning of the policy of "dispersal"and its associated campaign of frontier violence against First Nations people.
- About the birth of Charters Towers, some of its stories, epic overland cattle drives, and the work of drovers like Jupiter Mosman.
If you relish the uncovering of hidden stories, iconic episodes or truth-telling to do with Australia's past, then this beautifully illustrated book and the others in the series are for you.
