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Title: The state of the roads
Description: The special commissioner reported that the state of the roads to the diggings was of key concern and immediate action needed to be taken if they were to ensure the safety of travellers.
Date: 16 March 1852
Published Source: Australian National Dictionary Centre, The Gold Rushes and Australian English: a resource for researchers, teachers and students, Australian National University, 2005, http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aus_words/gold/index.php. [ Details... ]
Rights: This material is provided by the Australian National Dictionary Centre, a joint project of the Australian National University and Oxford University Press Australia.

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