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Missing Friends
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Daniel Goldsmith’s family placed a missing friends notice. With so many people leaving for the goldfields and the potential dangers at the diggings, it’s no surprise that some befell unfortunate ends far from their families.

Date
30 July 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
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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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MISSING FRIENDS. GOLDEN GULLY , Fryers Creek.—Should this meet the eye of the mate, or any person acquainted with Daniel Goldsmid or Goldsmith, who was supposed to have met with his death by accidentally falling into a hole at Golden Gully, some time in last May, any information relative thereto will be thankfully received by E. Karney, Lonsdale Cottage, 46, Great Lonsdale-street, west. Argus,30 July 1853

Created: 16 October 2006, Last modified: 13 February 2007