The Rise of Broken HillThe story of the men who made and spent their fortunes, and of the miners who won that fortune from the Hill. |
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Page 29
... line of lode . Much of it was useful ; some was not . Most shafts found no silver in shallow ground , and the owners occasionally had to provide them with silver . The Broken Hill Argus sent a reporter in 1888 to inspect one of the ...
... line of lode . Much of it was useful ; some was not . Most shafts found no silver in shallow ground , and the owners occasionally had to provide them with silver . The Broken Hill Argus sent a reporter in 1888 to inspect one of the ...
Page 31
... line of lode from south to north in 1890 , the first mines passed were shallow shafts producing no ore . Then came ... line of mines beginning with the Junction and tapering away to the North and Victoria Cross which had not yet realized ...
... line of lode from south to north in 1890 , the first mines passed were shallow shafts producing no ore . Then came ... line of mines beginning with the Junction and tapering away to the North and Victoria Cross which had not yet realized ...
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... line of lode has fluctuated more widely . The peak years were in the decade preceding World War I , when the average number of men working along the line of lode almost reached 9000 in 1907 and again in 1913. In no year between 1920 and ...
... line of lode has fluctuated more widely . The peak years were in the decade preceding World War I , when the average number of men working along the line of lode almost reached 9000 in 1907 and again in 1913. In no year between 1920 and ...
Contents
Illustrations | 7 |
The Magnates | 33 |
End of the Honeymoon | 49 |
Copyright | |
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