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Page 172
... Tasmanian fields in this period . In 1891 mining became the most valuable of the Tasmanian export industries ; and from 1894 to 1909 , minerals never pro- vided less than 40 per cent of the island's export revenue . In 1897 , when the ...
... Tasmanian fields in this period . In 1891 mining became the most valuable of the Tasmanian export industries ; and from 1894 to 1909 , minerals never pro- vided less than 40 per cent of the island's export revenue . In 1897 , when the ...
Page 327
... Tasmanian : The northern Tasmanian newspapers were better informed on mining than the southern papers , and this Launceston weekly was the main source for the years 1881-91 . It often reprinted from the Launceston Examiner copious and ...
... Tasmanian : The northern Tasmanian newspapers were better informed on mining than the southern papers , and this Launceston weekly was the main source for the years 1881-91 . It often reprinted from the Launceston Examiner copious and ...
Page 334
... Tasmanian mining , with statistics , in the Tasmanian Handbook , Hobart , 1914 . Hills , Loftus : Reports on Mt Read - Rosebery Field , Tasmanian Geological Survey Bulletin , 1915-19 , Nos . 19 , 23 , 31 ; good notes and statistics on ...
... Tasmanian mining , with statistics , in the Tasmanian Handbook , Hobart , 1914 . Hills , Loftus : Reports on Mt Read - Rosebery Field , Tasmanian Geological Survey Bulletin , 1915-19 , Nos . 19 , 23 , 31 ; good notes and statistics on ...
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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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