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Page 257
... 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 Moonta field collapsed , giving South Australia its lowest ...
... 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 Moonta field collapsed , giving South Australia its lowest ...
Page 264
... Australian mining . In the years 1926-30 the company made a million pounds profit and paid an average yearly dividend of thirteen per cent . It treated more ore and produced more copper than ever before . As the first Australian company ...
... Australian mining . In the years 1926-30 the company made a million pounds profit and paid an average yearly dividend of thirteen per cent . It treated more ore and produced more copper than ever before . As the first Australian company ...
Page 299
... Mining Journal , Commercial & Railway Gazette ( London ) . The Economist has some first - class articles on Lyell , especially August - September , 1900 . Melbourne Evening Herald , Sydney Bulletin , Australian Mining Stan- dard ...
... Mining Journal , Commercial & Railway Gazette ( London ) . The Economist has some first - class articles on Lyell , especially August - September , 1900 . Melbourne Evening Herald , Sydney Bulletin , Australian Mining Stan- dard ...
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