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Title: The desertion of Forest Creek
Description: A local observer noted that just as quickly as the diggers had arrived to Forest Creek, they had departed. Having reaped what gold they may, prospectors deserted the fields to find more prosperous ground.
Date: 21 April 1853
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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