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Geoffrey Blainey. it would be far cheaper to operate than the Mt Lyell railway . Moreover it would run close to every good mine on Lyell and pass by the foot of the new copper - field on Mt Jukes and Mt Darwin . Although geography ...
Geoffrey Blainey. it would be far cheaper to operate than the Mt Lyell railway . Moreover it would run close to every good mine on Lyell and pass by the foot of the new copper - field on Mt Jukes and Mt Darwin . Although geography ...
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... railway , but her smelters were inefficient . Queenstown had magnificent smelters , but her railway was far from adequate . The difference between the North Lyell and the Mt Lyell railway was most marked in 1902 , the first and only ...
... railway , but her smelters were inefficient . Queenstown had magnificent smelters , but her railway was far from adequate . The difference between the North Lyell and the Mt Lyell railway was most marked in 1902 , the first and only ...
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Geoffrey Blainey. Queen River , see Lynchford Queenstown : railway station ... railway ; Mt Lyell railway ; North Lyell railway Rainfall at Mt Lyell , 100 , 133 , 185-6 , 231 Red Hills mine ... ( Mt Lyell Co. ) , see Fertilizer industry 340 ...
Geoffrey Blainey. Queen River , see Lynchford Queenstown : railway station ... railway ; Mt Lyell railway ; North Lyell railway Rainfall at Mt Lyell , 100 , 133 , 185-6 , 231 Red Hills mine ... ( Mt Lyell Co. ) , see Fertilizer industry 340 ...
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