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 89
... London promoters . ... One old - time prospector was being shown over a lease newly acquired by a London agent on the advice of a popular mining expert . It was a god - forsaken piece of ground , devoid of any promising features . " But ...
... London promoters . ... One old - time prospector was being shown over a lease newly acquired by a London agent on the advice of a popular mining expert . It was a god - forsaken piece of ground , devoid of any promising features . " But ...
Page 94
... London & Globe Finance Corporation , successfully floated about twenty worthless mines in 1894 and 1895 and then Wright turned his operations to the Golden Mile . London & Globe took an option on the Lake View leases and floated Lake ...
... London & Globe Finance Corporation , successfully floated about twenty worthless mines in 1894 and 1895 and then Wright turned his operations to the Golden Mile . London & Globe took an option on the Lake View leases and floated Lake ...
Page 163
... London , he was educated at Uppingham in England and at Heidelberg in Germany , and was proud of his ancestry -French and Basque - and of his many London connections . His headquarters were in London House , Perth , and he formed a ...
... London , he was educated at Uppingham in England and at Heidelberg in Germany , and was proud of his ancestry -French and Basque - and of his many London connections . His headquarters were in London House , Perth , and he formed a ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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