Gold in the Streets.
, • F The streets of Ballarat are uiac- ) adarnised with gold»bearing stone, » which is crushed by the traffic. 3. Thus the precious metal is released > from its matrices, and the winds . leave it bare on the thorough-fores. i A number of the unemployed take ), advantage of these circumstances ) and "prospect" at all hours in > order to secure the wherewithal to r l get bread. *
Some of the gentry object to this, because men, wheelbarrows^ and shovels are mixed up in inextricable confusion, and are always in the way. They want to know why the men should not go out of the town to get their gold, instead of digging up the roads. It does seem strange that such interference with the streets of the second city in Victoria should be allowed, but the unem* ployed are not capi alists and could not promote a company to go deepsinking and quartz crushing at places distant from their homes.—Exchange.
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Manawatu Herald, 14 March 1895, Page 3
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160Gold in the Streets. Manawatu Herald, 14 March 1895, Page 3
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