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 204
... Nugget . In July 1898 rumours swept the town that a large , sickle- shaped nugget , weighing a hundred pounds , had been dis- covered . It had been seen by Father Long , a young , newly arrived priest , but the Father had given his word ...
... Nugget . In July 1898 rumours swept the town that a large , sickle- shaped nugget , weighing a hundred pounds , had been dis- covered . It had been seen by Father Long , a young , newly arrived priest , but the Father had given his word ...
Page 205
... nugget " into their hotel they met Father Long , and in the dim light of the private bar showed him their treasure and swore him to secrecy . They told him they wanted to work their claim and the near - by area for a while before ...
... nugget " into their hotel they met Father Long , and in the dim light of the private bar showed him their treasure and swore him to secrecy . They told him they wanted to work their claim and the near - by area for a while before ...
Page 206
... nugget was that the molten gold had been allowed to cool off in a large shallow assay - pan , tilted sideways . Whatever the details , the gold - thieves had been much embar- rassed when Father Long had visited their camp and had seen ...
... nugget was that the molten gold had been allowed to cool off in a large shallow assay - pan , tilted sideways . Whatever the details , the gold - thieves had been much embar- rassed when Father Long had visited their camp and had seen ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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