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- Title
Frank Jay Dunleavy: An Australian Agitator on the Klondike in 1898.
- Authors
McLACHLAN, ROBIN
- Abstract
Frank Jay Dunleavy (1865-1924), a Victorian prospector, emerged in 1898 as a leader in the miners' protests against the inadequacies of the Canadian government's administration of the Klondike. This paper adopts a biographical approach to explore how, and why, Dunleavy came to take on this role, which began with his personal encounter with police corruption and culminated in the establishment of a 'miners' association' to defend the interests of miners. Dunleavy's endeavours were not without their failings, but his efforts helped keep the peace on the Klondike in the summer of 1898.
- Subjects
POLICE corruption; AUSTRALIANS; MINERS
- Publication
Journal of Australasian Mining History, 2020, Vol 18, p169
- ISSN
1448-4471
- Publication type
Article