The Australian saga: bandits and workers

SPIEGEL HISTORY

Yesterday, 1:50 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.

By 1860, all of Australia was in a gold rush. But not everyone wants to get their hands dirty: The so-called Bush rangers are feared because of their raids on gold transporters. In 1890 Australia finally fell victim to the Great Depression. For ten years workers went to the barricades and sparked a civil war.

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