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 145
... gold . Early in 1899 the Kalgoorlie Chamber of Mines offered a reward of £ 500 to anyone giving information that would lead to the conviction of persons found stealing ore or gold or amalgam , but it is doubtful if any miner ever ...
... gold . Early in 1899 the Kalgoorlie Chamber of Mines offered a reward of £ 500 to anyone giving information that would lead to the conviction of persons found stealing ore or gold or amalgam , but it is doubtful if any miner ever ...
Page 146
... gold - stealing detection unit of the police force . One of its earliest members was Detective Peter Kavanagh , an ener- getic man with a wide goldfields ' background . Kavanagh quickly became a legend . Under the law that made the ...
... gold - stealing detection unit of the police force . One of its earliest members was Detective Peter Kavanagh , an ener- getic man with a wide goldfields ' background . Kavanagh quickly became a legend . Under the law that made the ...
Page 147
... gold sticks seldom make fortunes . Ore has to be very rich for a man to ... Stealing branch must chase up if they want to catch the big men and not just ... gold - stealing should be fairly simple . Most of the underground ore worth ...
... gold sticks seldom make fortunes . Ore has to be very rich for a man to ... Stealing branch must chase up if they want to catch the big men and not just ... gold - stealing should be fairly simple . Most of the underground ore worth ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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