Project Gutenberg 2008-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 166 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis "Chinkie's Flat" 1904 From: Chinkie's Flat and Other Stories. Produced by David Widger "Chinkie's Flat" by Louis Becke is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the gold mining town of Chinkie's Flat in North Queensland, capturing the harsh realities and the striking transformations of life in the outback as it deals with themes of prosperity, decline, and cultural clashes. The narrative centers around Edward Grainger, a determined prospector who sees potential in an abandoned gold-crushing battery and is intent on reviving the fortunes of the languishing township. At the start of the novel, the setting is vividly established as Chinkie's Flat is described in its desolation and previous glory as a bustling mining hub during its golden days. The narrative introduces us to its former prosperity through the descriptions of the "Ever Victorious" battery and its former owner, "Taeping," while also hinting at the racial tensions simmering in the region due to the influx of Chinese miners. With Grainger's arrival, a sense of hope is reignited as he seeks to refurbish the battery and inspire the remaining miners to continue their pursuit of gold. The opening sets up the dichotomy between greed and survival, while introducing key characters that will shape the struggles to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Pacific Area -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Oceania -- Fiction South Pacific Ocean -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 199570 2025-08-10T09:06:08.367669 text/html 205010 2021-02-24T22:39:36 text/html 140267 2025-08-10T09:06:13.323584 application/epub+zip 142194 2025-08-10T09:06:10.146637 application/epub+zip 142193 2025-08-10T09:06:09.024638 application/epub+zip 276462 2025-08-10T09:06:15.743607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259794 2025-08-10T09:06:12.633603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237772 2022-09-11T12:04:23.082766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168512 2025-08-10T09:06:07.878622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168442 2018-03-08T13:48:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169864 2016-10-04T13:48:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165808 2008-03-11T13:09:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22157 2025-08-10T09:06:15.872620 application/rdf+xml 13138 2025-08-10T09:06:09.515620 image/jpeg 3545 2025-08-10T09:06:09.269694 image/jpeg 64838 2018-03-18T13:44:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 65094 2016-10-04T13:51:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 68860 2021-02-24T22:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 64476 2008-03-11T13:09:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 137057 2025-08-10T09:06:08.383624 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia