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AN AUSTRALIAN PARADISE
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This poem singing the praises of the diggings appeared in the Argus on 11 July 1853.

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11 July 1853
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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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AN AUSTRALIAN PARADISE By the "diggers’ heaven" is simply meant, Nuggets by tons, and the sly-grog tent! Argus,11 July 1853

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