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Page 170
... field had yielded nearly £ 1,100,000 in dividends - about £ 500,000 less than the money which had been invested in its mines . So far the field as a whole had been worked at a loss . It was premature in 1903 to draw definite conclusions ...
... field had yielded nearly £ 1,100,000 in dividends - about £ 500,000 less than the money which had been invested in its mines . So far the field as a whole had been worked at a loss . It was premature in 1903 to draw definite conclusions ...
Page 250
... field . They resemble an ancient multi - terraced fort , once guardian of the valley , now razed and surrounded by bush . Twisted steel girders , piles of moss - covered bricks , concrete pits and tailings dumps litter the site ; and ...
... field . They resemble an ancient multi - terraced fort , once guardian of the valley , now razed and surrounded by bush . Twisted steel girders , piles of moss - covered bricks , concrete pits and tailings dumps litter the site ; and ...
Page 292
... field might have perished in one of the many crises . Sticht thought in 1897 that the field would probably outlive his own life . In 1904 , how- ever , the Mt Lyell mine was so impoverished that he thought that two or three years would ...
... field might have perished in one of the many crises . Sticht thought in 1897 that the field would probably outlive his own life . In 1904 , how- ever , the Mt Lyell mine was so impoverished that he thought that two or three years would ...
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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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