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Nenthorn was Otago's last quartz gold-mining rush. Its rapid rise to prominence was matched only by its equally rapid decline: discovery, boom and bust all occurred within the few short years, 1888-1891. The recovery of the records of the Warden's Courts of Central Otago, and the discovery of the liquidation records of some of Nenthorn's ill-fated companies provided an opportunity to study in detail the people and processes involved in the creation, management and collapse of a mining system.
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- PublisherOtago Heritage Books
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0959772375
- ISBN 13 9780959772371
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages68
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Nenthorn. Gold and the Gullible
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Otago Heritage Books, Dunedin, 1988
ISBN 10: 0959772375
ISBN 13: 9780959772371
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Soft Covers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. 24 cm, 68 pp, map, b&w photo illus, colour photo plates, soft covers. VG copy. This is lighter in weight than the average allowed for at the checkout and there will be a freight rebate made. Seller Inventory # 009489
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Nenthorn: Gold And The Gullible
Published by
Otago Heritage Books (1988), Dunedin, 1988
ISBN 10: 0959772375
ISBN 13: 9780959772371
Used
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First Edition
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No signatures. ; 68 pages. Illustrated card wrappers. Page dimensions: 238mm x 178mm. Illustrated in B&W and colour. "Nenthorn was Otago's last quartz goldmining rush. Its rapid rise to prominence was matched only by its equally rapid decline: discovery, boom and bust all occurred within the few short years, 1888 - 1891. The recovery of the records of the Warden's Courts of Central Otago, and the discovery of the liquidation records of some of Nenthron's ill-fated companies provided an opportunity to study in detail the people and processes involved in the creation, management and collapse of a mining system." - from the foreword. Contents: Ready for a Miracle; 'A Second Thames'; A Working Man's Diggings?; A Huge Fizzle?; Into Liquidation; After the Boom; Leading Men to Ruin; Index. ; 4to. Seller Inventory # 7669
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