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  Gold miner 1800s hi-res stock photography and …

  2017929 · 1 Stamps Stamps were used in California gold mines around 1850. First developed in England and used by Cornish miners, stamps were heavy iron machines used to pound rocks containing gold quartz into a fine dust so the gold ore could be extracted. Small stamps were commonly powered by water wheels while larger ones ran by steam …

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  Gold miner in 1800s Stock Photos and Images - Alamy

  Find the perfect gold miner in 1800s stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. Available for both RF and RM licensing.

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  Gold miners and mining - State Library of Victoria

  202474 · Find information about gold miners, mining companies and daily life in historic Victorian goldfields.

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  Who Really Struck It Rich During the California Gold Rush?

  202467 · The Merchant Millionaires. The people who really made money on the California Gold Rush were merchants. Take Levi Strauss. When he heard news of the California Gold Rush, he headed to San Francisco where he established his wholesale dry goods business in 1853. Then in 1872, Strauss partnered with one of his customers, a …

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  The Miner’s Right

  2023612 · The Miner’s Right. Front of Miner’s Right (Victoria) for Emily Kisler, 21 August 1888. The Miner’s Right has a long history in Australia. Still in use today, it was first established in Victoria in 1855, as a replacement for the Gold License (which had been introduced in Victoria in 1851). The Miner’s Right was subsequently adopted by ...

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  Research Guides: Gold miners and mining: Daily life

  202474 · Find information about gold miners, mining companies and daily life in historic Victorian goldfields.

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