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Page 95
... Queenstown . Almost every week in the late nineties some travelling troupe of minstrels sang and played in Cairns Hall , Queenstown . Heralded by exaggerated publicity bills , announcing ' Great Clavier Virtuoso ' , ' Great Solo ...
... Queenstown . Almost every week in the late nineties some travelling troupe of minstrels sang and played in Cairns Hall , Queenstown . Heralded by exaggerated publicity bills , announcing ' Great Clavier Virtuoso ' , ' Great Solo ...
Page 185
... Queenstown were worth the two hours spent in walking to and from work each day , but the other nine hundred did not . Most Queenstown people who had seen Linda thought it was the end of the world , and scores of smelter hands who lived ...
... Queenstown were worth the two hours spent in walking to and from work each day , but the other nine hundred did not . Most Queenstown people who had seen Linda thought it was the end of the world , and scores of smelter hands who lived ...
Page 279
... Queenstown should secede from Tasmania and become part of the Federal Territory . ' Although few people supported this threat , the storm of protests forced the govern- ment to authorize preliminary surveys of the road . Colin Pitt ...
... Queenstown should secede from Tasmania and become part of the Federal Territory . ' Although few people supported this threat , the storm of protests forced the govern- ment to authorize preliminary surveys of the road . Colin Pitt ...
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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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