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West Australian Gold Rush
Gold, gold, gold — who else is a Terry Pratchett fan and recognises the famous Discworld Dwarf song? Gold, gold, gold. As Terry says, dwarves don’t love gold, they just say they do to get it into bed. Hmm. Sometimes I’m easily distracted. This is meant to be a history — not a fantasy novel…
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Gold!
An interesting article on the Californian goldrush and on gold, itself, from the Smithsonian magazine. And on the topic of the Smithsonian, did you know it sold clothing? An apron is one of those things no one should ever be bought as a gift. Like irons and lawn mowers.