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The peaks of Lyell

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Melbourne University Press, 1978 - Business & Economics - 341 pages

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I think this is one of Blainey's best books so far, even though I think it was the first one he wrote. Well done! Worked now for over 100 years (and currently by an Indian Co.), the Lyell copper mines ...

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A Mountain of Tin
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Packhorse track on the west coast in the 1890s
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TitleThe peaks of Lyell
AuthorGeoffrey Blainey
Edition4
PublisherMelbourne University Press, 1978
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized31 Aug 2009
Length341 pages
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