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... became known as the Butterfly leases , and was much photographed and admired . Little was recorded of those days at Red Hill , but one old photograph shows men from the town with a land yacht they were trying out on the surface of Lake ...
... became known as the Butterfly leases , and was much photographed and admired . Little was recorded of those days at Red Hill , but one old photograph shows men from the town with a land yacht they were trying out on the surface of Lake ...
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... became bogged in sand . They were about 140 miles north of Laverton in uninhabited country and had no two - way radio . It was summer , and their food and water soon ran out , but by a stroke of extreme luck they managed to discover a ...
... became bogged in sand . They were about 140 miles north of Laverton in uninhabited country and had no two - way radio . It was summer , and their food and water soon ran out , but by a stroke of extreme luck they managed to discover a ...
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... became trained nurses . Two adjoining properties , Coowarna Downs and Coonana , were bought and the four sons , Bart ... became interested in geology . He learned by asking questions . Until then he hardly knew one rock type from another ...
... became trained nurses . Two adjoining properties , Coowarna Downs and Coonana , were bought and the four sons , Bart ... became interested in geology . He learned by asking questions . Until then he hardly knew one rock type from another ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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