Goldfields and the gothic : A hidden heritage & folklore

Title: Goldfields and the gothic : A hidden heritage & folklore
Creator: Waldron, David
Date: 2016
Type: Text; Book
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/101234
Identifier: vital:10668
Identifier: http://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2625789
Identifier: ISBN:978-1-925333-51-0
Abstract: Generations of Australians have grown up with the legend of Eureka and the familiar images of the gold rush in central Victoria. However, underneath these commonly known stories lies a stranger and darker past. As well as colonists, pioneers, soldiers and rebal miners, the colonial goldfields were home to spiritualists, secret societies, ghost-hoxers, bunyip legends and murderers. There are also the stories of those often forgotten in the goldfield histories - Indigenous peoples, immigrant communities, homosexuals, and the mentally ill. 'Goldfields and the gothic' is an anthology by local historians of the long buried legends, histories and folklore of the Victorian goldfields and their legacy today. Every historian has a collection of strange, buried pieces of history; this work begins the task of bringing them into the light.
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: Goldfields; Gothic; Gold rush; Victoria; Australia; History; Folklore
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