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... Surveyor Roe planned a townsite nearby . He called the new town Kambalda , as it " sounded a pleasant name . " 30,000 ounces of gold were mined from 40,000 tons of ore between the years 1898 and 1906 , when the 7 2 The Dawn of a New Era.
... Surveyor Roe planned a townsite nearby . He called the new town Kambalda , as it " sounded a pleasant name . " 30,000 ounces of gold were mined from 40,000 tons of ore between the years 1898 and 1906 , when the 7 2 The Dawn of a New Era.
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... nearby Red Hill , but with little success . When the little money he had taken with him was gone , he returned to the farm . Over the next few years , whenever things were slack on the farm , and he was not needed , he returned to the ...
... nearby Red Hill , but with little success . When the little money he had taken with him was gone , he returned to the farm . Over the next few years , whenever things were slack on the farm , and he was not needed , he returned to the ...
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... nearby . These huge granite boulders seem like forlorn , abandoned playthings of giants . The bush nearby is an ideal spot for picnics , but unfortunately visitors have defaced the rocks by painting names and dates on them . A community ...
... nearby . These huge granite boulders seem like forlorn , abandoned playthings of giants . The bush nearby is an ideal spot for picnics , but unfortunately visitors have defaced the rocks by painting names and dates on them . A community ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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