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RESEARCH NEWS: Wastefulness in Gold Rush Victoria

By Bronwyn Woff / 16 September 2017 28 October 2021 / Artefacts, Community Archaeology, Research Archaeology, Victoria

The following research article highlights the parallels between the throw-away society of Gold Rush Victoria and of people today, showing our wasteful culture is firmly entrenched in our collective past.

Check it out here: https://theconversation.com/gold-rush-victoria-was-as-wasteful-as-we-are-today-78473

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