The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningThree decades after publication, The Rush that Never Ended provides an account of an important part of Australia's economic history. New chapters tell the story of the changes in mining in the last 20 years. |
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Page 44
... ground and almost dropped it when he felt its weight . Concealed in the tea were some of the first nuggets from one of Australia's richest surface goldfields , a field which almost a century later could still produce nuggets including a ...
... ground and almost dropped it when he felt its weight . Concealed in the tea were some of the first nuggets from one of Australia's richest surface goldfields , a field which almost a century later could still produce nuggets including a ...
Page 48
... ground . These pillars were so rich that two successive parties reopened the Blacksmith's Hole and at a depth of ... ground than to parties who were sinking ten feet . That allowance after April 1853 was 144 square feet a man , and the ...
... ground . These pillars were so rich that two successive parties reopened the Blacksmith's Hole and at a depth of ... ground than to parties who were sinking ten feet . That allowance after April 1853 was 144 square feet a man , and the ...
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... ground that made the Comstock one of the most difficult lodes to mine . With the consent of the board in Melbourne he induced Patton to become general manager at Broken Hill for the huge annual salary of £ 4,000 - twice the allowance ...
... ground that made the Comstock one of the most difficult lodes to mine . With the consent of the board in Melbourne he induced Patton to become general manager at Broken Hill for the huge annual salary of £ 4,000 - twice the allowance ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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