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Page 151
... blast furnaces at Dry Creek , near Adelaide , and sailed for England before they were lit. Again the mists closed on Crotty as the small blast furnaces were assembled on the northern edge of the plateau . The first furnace was lit on 2 ...
... blast furnaces at Dry Creek , near Adelaide , and sailed for England before they were lit. Again the mists closed on Crotty as the small blast furnaces were assembled on the northern edge of the plateau . The first furnace was lit on 2 ...
Page 152
... blast of air instead of a hot blast into the furnace , and then increasing the pressure of the blast to a revolutionary degree . The result was astonishing ; the experi- mental furnace used no coke , required no large stoves to heat the ...
... blast of air instead of a hot blast into the furnace , and then increasing the pressure of the blast to a revolutionary degree . The result was astonishing ; the experi- mental furnace used no coke , required no large stoves to heat the ...
Page 155
... blast furnaces , known locally as coffee pots , made a small profit on rich ore and lost on anything poorer than 7 per cent . He estim- ated that if they smelted all the ore that remained in the mine they would lose £ 119,000 in two ...
... blast furnaces , known locally as coffee pots , made a small profit on rich ore and lost on anything poorer than 7 per cent . He estim- ated that if they smelted all the ore that remained in the mine they would lose £ 119,000 in two ...
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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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