The British journalist and mining expert John Baptist Austin
(1827-96) moved to Adelaide as a young man with his family. During
the 1850s he became closely involved in the South Australian mining
industry and the gold rush in Victoria. Austin was rewarded for his
outstanding expertise and became secretary of several corporations,
including the Adelaide and West Kanmantoo mining companies. His
extensive knowledge is reflected in this work, first published in
1863. Offering a first-hand account of South Australian mining
culture, it contains a great many descriptions of individual mines
along with details of the everyday life of the miners. The book
also provides insight into the region's Cornish mining heritage:
many mines were named 'Wheal', family names such as 'Rodda' are
mentioned, and direct comparisons of the mineralogy and the
regulations for mineral prospecting are made.
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