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 98
... investors . Mills agreed , and the mine was floated in August 1886 . Many Charters Towers people were so astonished at the price the shares commanded in London that they sold their own at immense profit on their original outlay ...
... investors . Mills agreed , and the mine was floated in August 1886 . Many Charters Towers people were so astonished at the price the shares commanded in London that they sold their own at immense profit on their original outlay ...
Page 281
A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. manufacturing and finance , said the investor had lost his gambling sense The investors said government royalties and taxes and the extortionate demands of the miners had killed the goose ...
A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. manufacturing and finance , said the investor had lost his gambling sense The investors said government royalties and taxes and the extortionate demands of the miners had killed the goose ...
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... investors between 1910 and 1930 . Thus thousands of Australians who might otherwise have bought shares in new Australian mining companies invested instead in old . And the boards of the old and rich mines increasingly spent their ...
... investors between 1910 and 1930 . Thus thousands of Australians who might otherwise have bought shares in new Australian mining companies invested instead in old . And the boards of the old and rich mines increasingly spent their ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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