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... Southern Cross , discovered gold while on a mission away from camp . He was unable to take up a lease , or even claim the gold , so he hid his find , intending to return when his sentence expired . He died before he was released , but ...
... Southern Cross , discovered gold while on a mission away from camp . He was unable to take up a lease , or even claim the gold , so he hid his find , intending to return when his sentence expired . He died before he was released , but ...
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... Southern Cross . ' Sir John Forrest knew of Hunt's original name for the hills , and , coupled with the name the prospectors gave on their leases , he called the new town Southern Cross . The growth of the new mining town was phenomenal ...
... Southern Cross . ' Sir John Forrest knew of Hunt's original name for the hills , and , coupled with the name the prospectors gave on their leases , he called the new town Southern Cross . The growth of the new mining town was phenomenal ...
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... Southern Cross declined . Although the goldfield did not live up to its expectations in 1910 , very rich gold , discovered at a shallow depth twenty - three miles north - east of the town , revived Southern Cross for a few years . The ...
... Southern Cross declined . Although the goldfield did not live up to its expectations in 1910 , very rich gold , discovered at a shallow depth twenty - three miles north - east of the town , revived Southern Cross for a few years . The ...
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The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
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