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Adam Lind Leslie Adam Lind Leslie played a small but important part in the gold mining industry in NSW, during the 19th century. Without his efforts to comfort the miners, Australia’s gold industry would never of been so successful. He was born on 15th of July 1836 in Eglin, Scotland. Adams father was James D Leslie he was a tailor in Eglin, Scotland and owed a business. His mother was Margret H Simpson, Adam was one of nine children and his family was very close to a well-known family the Dixsons. When Adam was 16 his grandmother sadly passed away and his family were forced to move to Eden, Australia the house that they lived in was a rent leaving them no choice but to move. Luckily the Dixsons had already moved to Australia to continue their huge and wealthy Tabaco Company. …show more content…

This source describes the boat. A boarding list After they settled in Melbourne they travelled up the coast to Eden, NSW. Adam L Leslie had 3 pubs in Eden. Eden is a town on the coast of NSW and most immigrants get dropped of there to win their golden nugget at the nearby gold fields in Kiandra. He comforted and fed the hungry and sick who had just survived a long boat for months and months. Even though his job was small it was important because back then Australia was a growing. Australia was not a country it had many colonies. Eden was small meaning it did not have many pubs to eat drink and just sit and

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