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'''''Prospecting for Gold''''' is a 1931 non fiction book by Ion Idriess. It is a guide on how to prospect for gold.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70328347 |title=PROSPECTING FOR GOLD." |newspaper=[[The Central Queensland Herald]] |volume=2, |issue=61 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=26 February 1931 |accessdate=16 April 2016 |page=39 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41105882 |title=PROSPECTING FOR GOLD |newspaper=[[Cairns Post]] |issue=9079 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=5 March 1931 |accessdate=16 April 2016 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
'''''Prospecting for Gold''''' is a 1931 non fiction book by Ion Idriess. It is a guide on how to prospect for gold.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70328347 |title=PROSPECTING FOR GOLD." |newspaper=[[The Central Queensland Herald]] |volume=2, |issue=61 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=26 February 1931 |accessdate=16 April 2016 |page=39 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41105882 |title=PROSPECTING FOR GOLD |newspaper=[[Cairns Post]] |issue=9079 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=5 March 1931 |accessdate=16 April 2016 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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It was the first of Idriess' books to sell a decent amount. The author later recalled, " People bought that prospecting book, and I made enough |
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money out of it to pay rent to my Darlinghurst landlady, buy a new pair of shoes, and get some tucker."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32773423 |title=WRITING AND TRAVEL. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |volume=XLIX, |issue=9,794 |location=Western Australia |date=18 November 1933 |accessdate=17 April 2016 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:10, 17 April 2016
| Author | Ion Idriess |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Publication place | Australia |
Prospecting for Gold is a 1931 non fiction book by Ion Idriess. It is a guide on how to prospect for gold.[1][2]
It was the first of Idriess' books to sell a decent amount. The author later recalled, " People bought that prospecting book, and I made enough money out of it to pay rent to my Darlinghurst landlady, buy a new pair of shoes, and get some tucker."[3]
References
- ^ "PROSPECTING FOR GOLD."". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 2, , no. 61. Queensland, Australia. 26 February 1931. p. 39. Retrieved 16 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "PROSPECTING FOR GOLD". Cairns Post. No. 9079. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 16 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WRITING AND TRAVEL". The West Australian. Vol. XLIX, , no. 9, 794. Western Australia. 18 November 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)