Peter Davies is a research fellow in the Department of Archaeology and History at La Trobe University. His research interests include the archaeology of resource industries and the formation of rural landscapes. He is the co-author (with Susan Lawrence) of Sludge: disaster on Victoria’s goldfields, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Author email: peter.davies@latrobe.edu.au
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