Gold Mining - UK and World [USED] Nenthorn - Gold and the Gullible

[USED] Nenthorn - Gold and the Gullible

[USED] Nenthorn - Gold and the Gullible
SKU 18736
Weight 0.22 kg
 
£8.00
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Terry Hearn, SB, 68pp, published 1988, T.J Hearn and Otago Heritage Books.

Nenthorn was Otago's last quartz goldmining rush. Its rapid decline, discovery, boom and bust all occurred between 1888 and 1891. Records of ill-fated companies provide and opportunity to study in detail the people and processes involved in the creation, management and collapse of the mining boom.