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Page 64
... Knox allayed this criticism by offering preferential shares to the English investors Australians were offended and share prices fell . Knox was also impeded by the absence of the official estimates of the railway line , for it was ...
... Knox allayed this criticism by offering preferential shares to the English investors Australians were offended and share prices fell . Knox was also impeded by the absence of the official estimates of the railway line , for it was ...
Page 155
... Knox and Angus left Melbourne on 25 February 1903 , and as the mail steamer tossed about in the Indian Ocean Angus compiled a voluminous report to the London board . Frequently he and Knox would pace the decks and discuss their problems ...
... Knox and Angus left Melbourne on 25 February 1903 , and as the mail steamer tossed about in the Indian Ocean Angus compiled a voluminous report to the London board . Frequently he and Knox would pace the decks and discuss their problems ...
Page 158
... Knox , for they demanded 650,000 shares for their shareholders and 550,000 for Mt Lyell's . Twice they made the demand and twice Knox refused . Negotiations broke down and Knox booked his passage to Australia . Then North Lyell agreed ...
... Knox , for they demanded 650,000 shares for their shareholders and 550,000 for Mt Lyell's . Twice they made the demand and twice Knox refused . Negotiations broke down and Knox booked his passage to Australia . Then North Lyell agreed ...
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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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