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 26
... horses ' bones at this camp . They have been four days and three nights without water . " So it goes on , with the story of lack of further rain , of the men ill from drinking clay - saturated water from tiny pools , of the need to rest ...
... horses ' bones at this camp . They have been four days and three nights without water . " So it goes on , with the story of lack of further rain , of the men ill from drinking clay - saturated water from tiny pools , of the need to rest ...
Page 37
... horses . I was leading my horse over what was later called Fly Flat when I picked up a piece of gold , about half an ounce . I think we were more excited about that little bit of gold than any we found afterwards . They got good ...
... horses . I was leading my horse over what was later called Fly Flat when I picked up a piece of gold , about half an ounce . I think we were more excited about that little bit of gold than any we found afterwards . They got good ...
Page 171
... horse - troughs in front of every hotel , and horses played as big a part in processions as did the colourful bands . First came the greys of the several police troopers in front , and then the stately brewery - wagon draught horses ...
... horse - troughs in front of every hotel , and horses played as big a part in processions as did the colourful bands . First came the greys of the several police troopers in front , and then the stately brewery - wagon draught horses ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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