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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Geoffrey Blainey. been backed by strong arguments . The company had operated a small silver - lead refinery at Port Pirie since 1889 , and had bought the British Broken Hill Company's small smelters there in 1892 , so it was familiar ...
Geoffrey Blainey. been backed by strong arguments . The company had operated a small silver - lead refinery at Port Pirie since 1889 , and had bought the British Broken Hill Company's small smelters there in 1892 , so it was familiar ...
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... silver - lead , though it is easy to over - estimate the value of these reserves . Most of the money which built the steelworks at Newcastle and enlarged the iron mine behind Whyalla was gathered through new loans and the sale of new ...
... silver - lead , though it is easy to over - estimate the value of these reserves . Most of the money which built the steelworks at Newcastle and enlarged the iron mine behind Whyalla was gathered through new loans and the sale of new ...
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... Lead - Poisoning In the early years the inhabitants of Broken Hill had to face the hazard of lead - poisoning . As the disease was not common in Australia because no large silver - lead mines existed before Broken Hill , elementary ...
... Lead - Poisoning In the early years the inhabitants of Broken Hill had to face the hazard of lead - poisoning . As the disease was not common in Australia because no large silver - lead mines existed before Broken Hill , elementary ...
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Illustrations | 7 |
The Magnates | 33 |
End of the Honeymoon | 49 |
Copyright | |
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