lottery -- 8. No place for a lady? : the darling of the diggers -- 9. 'Show us your licence!' -- 10. 'Red-ribbon' rebellion -- 11. The Battle of Ballarat : the death of Scobie -- 12. A law unto themselves : the escorts -- 13. The celestials -- 14. The end of the roaring days: Victoria ; New South Wales ; South Australia ; Western Australia ; Queensland & the Territory -- Index -- Bibliography.

This book "includes more than 300 illustrations, from collections around the world. From beautifully detailed paintings to wittily observed sketches of everyday goldfields life, this rish collection of engravings, photographs, painting and ephemera combine with written narrative to tell the story of the heady days that followed the discovery of gold in Australia." -- back cover.