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New Holland PublishersThings in Milltown are going from bad to worse. A mining company has discovered
the historic village and its water supply are built on top of a massive gold deposit and
they've won the right to drain Milltown dam, move the town to a less sparkly site, and
dig a huge open cut mine. And while the majority of Milltown might not approve, it's
the law of the land.
The fortunes of the McGoogly Gang are no shinier. Dad McGoogly is still unemployed, Mum is set to lose her job when
the local hospital closes, and the boys can't seem to agree about who should be allowed to use their time travel apparatus.
Nige and his new mate Charles Lee want to go back and join Charles' ancestors who came to the bush from China during
the goldrush, and he won't take no for an answer.
Having tangled with Ned Kelly and Matthew Flinders with mixed results, Andrew wants to find an object he can
legitimately 'collect' from the churn of history without being accused of theft, and he thinks he's found it at
