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Page 52
... Broken Hill and found wanting , came in the train of the company promoters , praising wherever they went . The mining expert of the Hobart Mercury , after touring the field , expressed the feeling of the hour : ' So far , nothing to ...
... Broken Hill and found wanting , came in the train of the company promoters , praising wherever they went . The mining expert of the Hobart Mercury , after touring the field , expressed the feeling of the hour : ' So far , nothing to ...
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Geoffrey Blainey. the Broken Hill Proprietary mine , but he was not content to retire in luxury for the rest of his days . He had heard of Zeehan from his Broken Hill friends , and stories of its long surface lodes induced him to invest ...
Geoffrey Blainey. the Broken Hill Proprietary mine , but he was not content to retire in luxury for the rest of his days . He had heard of Zeehan from his Broken Hill friends , and stories of its long surface lodes induced him to invest ...
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... Broken Hill for experimental treatment at the Zinc Corporation's plant . Broken Hill led the world in the profitable treatment of zinc- lead sulphides . At the turn of the century , however , three out of every four tons of ore that ...
... Broken Hill for experimental treatment at the Zinc Corporation's plant . Broken Hill led the world in the profitable treatment of zinc- lead sulphides . At the turn of the century , however , three out of every four tons of ore that ...
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A Silver Lining | 6 |
gorge 1896 | 39 |
Miners gathered at the mouth of the bonanza tunnel | 74 |
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