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... shaft was sunk leading down into this . Later , to find a suitable name for the shaft , which is on a high bluff not far from the old Red Hill mine , a competition was held at Kambalda . It was won by Mrs Mary Norman , with her entry ...
... shaft was sunk leading down into this . Later , to find a suitable name for the shaft , which is on a high bluff not far from the old Red Hill mine , a competition was held at Kambalda . It was won by Mrs Mary Norman , with her entry ...
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... shaft at Kambalda , but also the first shaft sunk for nickel in the whole of Australia . First , with the aid of 1,000 pounds of explosives and crew of experienced miners , he had to blast away part of the hill - side , then level the ...
... shaft at Kambalda , but also the first shaft sunk for nickel in the whole of Australia . First , with the aid of 1,000 pounds of explosives and crew of experienced miners , he had to blast away part of the hill - side , then level the ...
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... shaft sinking was undertaken on the Durkin shoot . Two concrete lined circular shafts , each fourteen feet in ... shaft sinker was brought out to Australia and placed in charge of the project . The Otter Shaft burrows deep down into the ...
... shaft sinking was undertaken on the Durkin shoot . Two concrete lined circular shafts , each fourteen feet in ... shaft sinker was brought out to Australia and placed in charge of the project . The Otter Shaft burrows deep down into the ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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