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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Page 66
... Kanowna , twelve miles north - east of Kalgoorlie . It was a popular area , with something for everyone : alluvial for the prospector , reef gold for the " reefers , " and in the cement patches gold was scattered at shallow depth ...
... Kanowna , twelve miles north - east of Kalgoorlie . It was a popular area , with something for everyone : alluvial for the prospector , reef gold for the " reefers , " and in the cement patches gold was scattered at shallow depth ...
Page 205
... Kanowna to register the new claims at the Warden's office . No gold was found . After all the rumours and excitement there was nothing at all to be had by anybody , and within a few days the " find " was deserted . The diggers were ...
... Kanowna to register the new claims at the Warden's office . No gold was found . After all the rumours and excitement there was nothing at all to be had by anybody , and within a few days the " find " was deserted . The diggers were ...
Page 206
... Kanowna , to be re - smelted and disposed of in smaller parcels elsewhere . Father Long is said to have been very worried and depressed after the incident , but he never revealed how he came to be involved in the mystery . He died of ...
... Kanowna , to be re - smelted and disposed of in smaller parcels elsewhere . Father Long is said to have been very worried and depressed after the incident , but he never revealed how he came to be involved in the mystery . He died of ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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