The Mile that Midas TouchedThe story of Kalgoorlie's golden mile - the richest few acres of gold-bearing country in the world - and of the rest of the Eastern goldfields in Western Australia. |
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... Champagne Charlies and After 136 14 Gold for the Grasping 145 15 Failing Fortunes 156 16 Growing up in Kalgoorlie 167 17 The Thriving Thirties 176 18 Bullets Over the Mine Dumps 187 19 Tracks around the Leases 198 20 The March to ...
... Champagne Charlies and After 136 14 Gold for the Grasping 145 15 Failing Fortunes 156 16 Growing up in Kalgoorlie 167 17 The Thriving Thirties 176 18 Bullets Over the Mine Dumps 187 19 Tracks around the Leases 198 20 The March to ...
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... Champagne Charlies seeking to capture the West Australian fields , brought its fair share . But the capital for the development of the mines was of importance to the general prosperity of the colony . The Forrest administration was ...
... Champagne Charlies seeking to capture the West Australian fields , brought its fair share . But the capital for the development of the mines was of importance to the general prosperity of the colony . The Forrest administration was ...
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... Champagne Charlies , though their echoes and legends were to remain , had come to an end . CHAPTER THIRTEEN Champagne Charlies and After Few love the miser 135.
... Champagne Charlies , though their echoes and legends were to remain , had come to an end . CHAPTER THIRTEEN Champagne Charlies and After Few love the miser 135.
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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