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Page 121
... Linda Valley , where the five and a half mile branch line would leave the main line . The railway , however , did not reach the mine . After winding for nearly three miles through deep cuttings and along high earthworks , the rail- way ...
... Linda Valley , where the five and a half mile branch line would leave the main line . The railway , however , did not reach the mine . After winding for nearly three miles through deep cuttings and along high earthworks , the rail- way ...
Page 122
... Linda and even be- fore the branch to Gormanston was built , the Queenstown- Strahan railway lost nearly all the traffic from the Linda Valley . Worried at the substantial loss of revenue , the Mt. Lyell Company despatched an official ...
... Linda and even be- fore the branch to Gormanston was built , the Queenstown- Strahan railway lost nearly all the traffic from the Linda Valley . Worried at the substantial loss of revenue , the Mt. Lyell Company despatched an official ...
Page 306
... Linda Valley : discovery , 6-8 ; gold- field in , chs . 3 , 4 , 5 ; population , 87 , 166 , 179 , 285 Linda Valley township , 7 , 121 , 190 , 201 , 224 , 227 , 269 , 285 , 289 ; its rise , 87 ; palmy years , 177-9 , 181 , 185 ; mine ...
... Linda Valley : discovery , 6-8 ; gold- field in , chs . 3 , 4 , 5 ; population , 87 , 166 , 179 , 285 Linda Valley township , 7 , 121 , 190 , 201 , 224 , 227 , 269 , 285 , 289 ; its rise , 87 ; palmy years , 177-9 , 181 , 185 ; mine ...
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