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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Page 66
... Cockle Creek , by the side of the Sydney - Brisbane railway , just south of Newcastle , entailing a rail journey of 250 miles to Port Pirie and a sea voyage of 1300 miles to Cockle Creek . The Sulphide Corporation , incidentally ...
... Cockle Creek , by the side of the Sydney - Brisbane railway , just south of Newcastle , entailing a rail journey of 250 miles to Port Pirie and a sea voyage of 1300 miles to Cockle Creek . The Sulphide Corporation , incidentally ...
Page 67
... Cockle Creek was ready . The first shipload of ore was roasted to remove the sulphur ; the roasted ore was leached with sulphuric acid , dis- solving the zinc ; the zinc solution was purified and the zinc was extracted by an ...
... Cockle Creek was ready . The first shipload of ore was roasted to remove the sulphur ; the roasted ore was leached with sulphuric acid , dis- solving the zinc ; the zinc solution was purified and the zinc was extracted by an ...
Page 79
... Cockle Creek , the Port Pirie smelters treated virtually all the silver - lead from the line of lode . As BHP then supplied only a small part of the feed for the smelters , it decided to sell its remaining share in Broken Hill ...
... Cockle Creek , the Port Pirie smelters treated virtually all the silver - lead from the line of lode . As BHP then supplied only a small part of the feed for the smelters , it decided to sell its remaining share in Broken Hill ...
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Illustrations | 7 |
The Magnates | 33 |
End of the Honeymoon | 49 |
Copyright | |
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