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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... feet in diameter and twenty feet in length , with smaller open pipes running through them . Some of the vapour condensed in each of the cylinders , and drained down to be caught in the condensed water tank . In the process , salt and ...
... feet in diameter and twenty feet in length , with smaller open pipes running through them . Some of the vapour condensed in each of the cylinders , and drained down to be caught in the condensed water tank . In the process , salt and ...
Page 102
... feet from the company's shaft . His application was rejected by Hare on the ground that the manager's contention had not been disproved . This disturbed the miners . The claim advanced by the company , and the Warden's judgement ...
... feet from the company's shaft . His application was rejected by Hare on the ground that the manager's contention had not been disproved . This disturbed the miners . The claim advanced by the company , and the Warden's judgement ...
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... feet underground . It was one of the most dramatic mine rescues in Australia's history ; an outstanding rescue in mining annals anywhere . First the resources of a mine , then of a district , then of the whole State , were flung into ...
... feet underground . It was one of the most dramatic mine rescues in Australia's history ; an outstanding rescue in mining annals anywhere . First the resources of a mine , then of a district , then of the whole State , were flung into ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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