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 93
... producing mines of Kalgoorlie , those of the Northern Territory , almost non - producing , are booming far beyond their legitimate value . Horatio Bottomley is manipu- lating the latter . . . he is breaking down one market to boom the ...
... producing mines of Kalgoorlie , those of the Northern Territory , almost non - producing , are booming far beyond their legitimate value . Horatio Bottomley is manipu- lating the latter . . . he is breaking down one market to boom the ...
Page 115
... produced in which the grievances of the mining community were outlined and the boundaries of the proposed new colony were laid down . Then a petition containing more than 28,000 signatures was forwarded through the Governor of the ...
... produced in which the grievances of the mining community were outlined and the boundaries of the proposed new colony were laid down . Then a petition containing more than 28,000 signatures was forwarded through the Governor of the ...
Page 218
... produced has averaged between eight and nine million pounds . Employing a work force of more than 3,000 , the Golden Mile mines produce more than half the gold recovered in Aus- tralia each year . The mines there generally work on a ...
... produced has averaged between eight and nine million pounds . Employing a work force of more than 3,000 , the Golden Mile mines produce more than half the gold recovered in Aus- tralia each year . The mines there generally work on a ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 21 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 33 |
Copyright | |
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