The Ida H. The discovery and naming of the Ida H. Gold Mine near Laverton in 1899.
Peter J. Bridge (Ed.)
ISBN 978-1-923560-31-4, (2026, New), A4, 27 pages, illustrated, 120 grams, $22.00*
The rich show with a chequered start was a legend of the goldfields. An American prospector in his D.Ts, a quick Kiwi, legal battles, and the greatest drunken celebration ever on the goldfields.
For decades the usual journo ingenuity invented explanations for the name. Finally someone asked the prospector. An intriguing tale of the type that made goldfields history so charming.