Boom: The Underground History of Australia from Gold Rush to GFCMining divides the country development against conservation, north and west against south and east, pro tax against anti tax. It's an important industry, but why do passions run so high? What does mining really mean to us? And how much do we understand about our underground history? Although we favour the romantic vision of Australia riding to prosperity on the sheep's back, in reality we have always owed as much to the shovel. The gold rush kick