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Tale of gold prospecting, secret maps, hidden gold, mesmerism, murder and death. A young man from the Goulburn Valley in Victoria seeking adventure ends up out of work in Port Augusta, S.A. He takes a job as fellow prospector through a newspaper ad and finds himself assisting a thief to recover gold hidden by his murdered mate who stole it from fellow miners. The recruit refuses to help but is forced by mesmerism. The mesmerist dies at the site where the gold had been buried - since located by its true owners, one in Aboriginal disguise ... The prodigal son returns home to Victoria. (PB)
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- Port Augusta, Port Augusta area, Mid North South Australia, South Australia,
- Victoria,
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