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Page 7
... King River . Next morning he climbed three thousand feet up Mt. Owen , waited in vain for the mists to clear and returned when the clouds lifted on the following day . Seeing at a glance that the vale of Chamouni was the best gap ...
... King River . Next morning he climbed three thousand feet up Mt. Owen , waited in vain for the mists to clear and returned when the clouds lifted on the following day . Seeing at a glance that the vale of Chamouni was the best gap ...
Page 65
... King River to its tributary , the Queen , and upstream to the reduction works site in the Queen Valley . At first sight the King River seemed impossible . A 3 ′ 6 ′′ gauge railway track might follow the meanderings of the river just ...
... King River to its tributary , the Queen , and upstream to the reduction works site in the Queen Valley . At first sight the King River seemed impossible . A 3 ′ 6 ′′ gauge railway track might follow the meanderings of the river just ...
Page 306
... King Lyell mine , 131 , 136 King River , 3 , 6-8 , 9-10 , 18-19 , 27 , 65-9 , 105 , 252 ; power scheme , 243-4 King River Co. mine , 20 , 43 , 186 Knox Schlapp & Co. Pty . Ltd. , 169 Knox , Sir Robert , 280 Knox , William , 55 , 73 ...
... King Lyell mine , 131 , 136 King River , 3 , 6-8 , 9-10 , 18-19 , 27 , 65-9 , 105 , 252 ; power scheme , 243-4 King River Co. mine , 20 , 43 , 186 Knox Schlapp & Co. Pty . Ltd. , 169 Knox , Sir Robert , 280 Knox , William , 55 , 73 ...
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