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Page 23
... close to the Mt. Lyell mine , but neither he nor the government seemed interested in the discovery . With the traditional hospitality of bushmen , the Moores boiled a billy for the prospectors and yarned over mugs of tea . " You won't ...
... close to the Mt. Lyell mine , but neither he nor the government seemed interested in the discovery . With the traditional hospitality of bushmen , the Moores boiled a billy for the prospectors and yarned over mugs of tea . " You won't ...
Page 150
... close the plant for the usual spell , he went around the building , saying : " Put your tools away , boys , there'll be no work here again . " The men walked through the fog to the town that night , certain that Queenstown was doomed ...
... close the plant for the usual spell , he went around the building , saying : " Put your tools away , boys , there'll be no work here again . " The men walked through the fog to the town that night , certain that Queenstown was doomed ...
Page 202
... close the mine rather than employ White . As October ended , fiery speeches and defiant slogans paled and the majority of men were willing to return to work and forget White . The union was desperate for money to feed the striking men ...
... close the mine rather than employ White . As October ended , fiery speeches and defiant slogans paled and the majority of men were willing to return to work and forget White . The union was desperate for money to feed the striking men ...
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