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... Heemskirk . Sprent's favourable report roused Tasmanian investors , and they sent three parties to Heemskirk in the following spring . Owen Meredith , a young Tasmanian who had won his spurs in the golden gullies of New Zealand , pegged ...
... Heemskirk . Sprent's favourable report roused Tasmanian investors , and they sent three parties to Heemskirk in the following spring . Owen Meredith , a young Tasmanian who had won his spurs in the golden gullies of New Zealand , pegged ...
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... Heemskirk , and the Montagu Company was floated in Melbourne . Mining promoters seized their chance to boom Heemskirk ; ' a mountain of tin ' , they said . Tin prices were rising , Mt Bischoff was paying amazing divi- dends , and the ...
... Heemskirk , and the Montagu Company was floated in Melbourne . Mining promoters seized their chance to boom Heemskirk ; ' a mountain of tin ' , they said . Tin prices were rising , Mt Bischoff was paying amazing divi- dends , and the ...
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... Heemskirk that summer . Tin was the staple but the search for gold went on . Two sum- mers after the Heemskirk field was born , Jack Brown was pros- pecting along the track from Waratah to Heemskirk when he found gold on the button ...
... Heemskirk that summer . Tin was the staple but the search for gold went on . Two sum- mers after the Heemskirk field was born , Jack Brown was pros- pecting along the track from Waratah to Heemskirk when he found gold on the button ...
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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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