Gold Dust and Ashes

{{Short description|Book by Ion Idriess}}

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| publisher = Angus and Robertson

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Gold Dust and Ashes is a book by Ion Idriess set in Bulolo in the New Guinea goldfields. It covers the history of gold exploration in the region, including occupation by the Germans, transfer to Australian governorship, the efforts of Cecil Levien to pioneer gold mining, and the role of New Guinea Airways in the industry.A. M. Healy, 'Levien, Cecil John (1874–1932)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/levien-cecil-john-7179/text12407, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 17 April 2016.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84623916 |title=New Guinea Goldfields. |newspaper=Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954) |location=Qld. |date=28 April 1933 |accessdate=18 August 2013 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16964072 |title=THE NEW GUINEA GOLDFIELDS. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=29,717 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=1 April 1933 |accessdate=17 April 2016 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}} {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141374512 |title=NEW GUINEA GOLD. |newspaper=The Australasian |volume=CXXXIV |issue=4,400 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=6 May 1933 |accessdate=17 April 2016 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}

In 1935-36 there was some discussion that the book would be filmed by Ken G. Hall for Cinesound.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234610363 |title=BUT -- AUSTRALIAN FILMS ARE ON THE MOVE |newspaper=Smith's Weekly |volume=XVII |issue=36 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=2 November 1935 |accessdate=30 April 2025 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}} {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205249474 |title=FILM PRODUCTION. |newspaper=The Age |issue=25189 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=8 January 1936 |accessdate=30 April 2025 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} However no film resulted.