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George Mclean, Young, New South Wales, to William C. Williamson, Ahory, Richhill, County Armagh, 15 April 187(0)
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Collection Williamson Letters
Title George Mclean, Young, New South Wales, to William C. Williamson, Ahory, Richhill, County Armagh, 15 April 187(0)
Description Describes changes in Australian gold mining: once there were 20,000 independent miners in the local diggings, but now all the mining is by corporations, which employ heavy machinery and Chinese laborers. Writer prefers storekeeping to mining: "it's a much surer game." Praises the Australian climate and rich soil. Mentions horse racing, circus, and teaching Sabbath School for the Anglican church.
Date 15/04/1870
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/4/1/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 6pp
Topic Williamson Letters
Geographic Young,Hilltops Region,New South Wales,Australia,Aghory (townland),Armagh (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen seventies
Genre Transcript,Reproduction
Note Title and description by Professor Kerby Miller. Transcript text by PRONI.
Creator / Author Name George Mclean