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Page 87
... town past the smelters to the foot of the haulage , where the trucks were hauled by cable over the hill to the Mt. Lyell mine , a quarter of a mile from Gormanston . This was the company's private line , and it carried only ore , mining ...
... town past the smelters to the foot of the haulage , where the trucks were hauled by cable over the hill to the Mt. Lyell mine , a quarter of a mile from Gormanston . This was the company's private line , and it carried only ore , mining ...
Page 149
... town despaired . It was not easy to predict which town would perish . Crotty was served by the better railway , but her smelters were inefficient . Queenstown had magnificent smelters , but her railway was far from adequate . The ...
... town despaired . It was not easy to predict which town would perish . Crotty was served by the better railway , but her smelters were inefficient . Queenstown had magnificent smelters , but her railway was far from adequate . The ...
Page 150
... town that , one evening , when he was about to 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 ...
... town that , one evening , when he was about to 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 ...
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