The Rise of Broken HillThe story of the men who made and spent their fortunes, and of the miners who won that fortune from the Hill. |
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... Broken Hill for plate 17 , Government Printer N.S.W. plate 21 , Fred Jobson plate 5 , R.H.B. Kearns plate 18 ... Broken Hill South plates , 3 , 4 , 7 , 9 , 12 , 23 , 24 , 25 and 26 , North Broken Hill plates 6 , 15 and 16 , Zinc ...
... Broken Hill for plate 17 , Government Printer N.S.W. plate 21 , Fred Jobson plate 5 , R.H.B. Kearns plate 18 ... Broken Hill South plates , 3 , 4 , 7 , 9 , 12 , 23 , 24 , 25 and 26 , North Broken Hill plates 6 , 15 and 16 , Zinc ...
Page 155
... Broken Hill South mixed the tailings with water , and piped underground a fine slurry which throughly filled the cavities and became as firm as beach sand near the water's edge . The hydraulic filling could be handled more cheaply than ...
... Broken Hill South mixed the tailings with water , and piped underground a fine slurry which throughly filled the cavities and became as firm as beach sand near the water's edge . The hydraulic filling could be handled more cheaply than ...
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... south of the field , from the older Zinc Corporation and the New Broken Hill Consolidated . The emergence of these mines as huge producers has made the name of the Broken Hill South mine seem odd ; once the most southerly producing mine ...
... south of the field , from the older Zinc Corporation and the New Broken Hill Consolidated . The emergence of these mines as huge producers has made the name of the Broken Hill South mine seem odd ; once the most southerly producing mine ...
Contents
Illustrations | 7 |
The Magnates | 33 |
End of the Honeymoon | 49 |
Copyright | |
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