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Page 61
... Australian banks and building societies . Mil- lions of pounds in Scottish savings had been lost or frozen in the Australian bank crash of that year and Knox found that " utter distrust and repugnance of anything Australian was most ...
... Australian banks and building societies . Mil- lions of pounds in Scottish savings had been lost or frozen in the Australian bank crash of that year and Knox found that " utter distrust and repugnance of anything Australian was most ...
Page 97
... Australian gold mines . They were welcomed with open arms and showered with sovereigns . It was the golden age of the Australian promoter . Crotty saw the sun - tanned promoters and prospectors board the mail steamer at Albany , the ...
... Australian gold mines . They were welcomed with open arms and showered with sovereigns . It was the golden age of the Australian promoter . Crotty saw the sun - tanned promoters and prospectors board the mail steamer at Albany , the ...
Page 257
... Australian copper mine that worked continuously in 1922. Australian mining had reached its lowest ebb since the gold discoveries of 1851 , and in this slump no section of the industry fared worst than copper mining . The Wallaroo and ...
... Australian copper mine that worked continuously in 1922. Australian mining had reached its lowest ebb since the gold discoveries of 1851 , and in this slump no section of the industry fared worst than copper mining . The Wallaroo and ...
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