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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... colony entered Federation in 1900 , there were about 180,000 in- habitants , most of them " TOthersiders " who had flocked to the goldfields , and whose enthusiasm was responsible for Western Australia's decision to join the ...
... colony entered Federation in 1900 , there were about 180,000 in- habitants , most of them " TOthersiders " who had flocked to the goldfields , and whose enthusiasm was responsible for Western Australia's decision to join the ...
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... colony " the land of sin , sand , sweat , sorrow , sore eyes , and Sir John Forrest . " Actually Forrest was one of the few leaders of the " old families " who saw the future and welcomed the strangers . " Let ' em all come , " said ...
... colony " the land of sin , sand , sweat , sorrow , sore eyes , and Sir John Forrest . " Actually Forrest was one of the few leaders of the " old families " who saw the future and welcomed the strangers . " Let ' em all come , " said ...
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... colony . All other colonies having already held their referendums , and being prepared to unite as one commonwealth , the Federal cause in the West seemed lost , at least for the time being . John Kirwan , in The Kalgoorlie Miner ...
... colony . All other colonies having already held their referendums , and being prepared to unite as one commonwealth , the Federal cause in the West seemed lost , at least for the time being . John Kirwan , in The Kalgoorlie Miner ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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