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Page 121
... Cornish miner , with big bass viol , was heard to whisper aloud : ' Gimme that rosin and I'll soon show ' ee who's the King of Glory . ' In his realm at Moonta , Henry Richard Hancock was king of glory . He managed the mine on which the ...
... Cornish miner , with big bass viol , was heard to whisper aloud : ' Gimme that rosin and I'll soon show ' ee who's the King of Glory . ' In his realm at Moonta , Henry Richard Hancock was king of glory . He managed the mine on which the ...
Page 124
... Cornish smugglers , was renowned for his dual morality on the Australian mining fields . In some mines they called ... Cornish pumping engine , the man - engine , and the Cornish boiler were carried to Moonta and Wallaroo and improved by ...
... Cornish smugglers , was renowned for his dual morality on the Australian mining fields . In some mines they called ... Cornish pumping engine , the man - engine , and the Cornish boiler were carried to Moonta and Wallaroo and improved by ...
Page 128
... Cornish pasties . Moonta miners and captains were enticed away to hundreds of tin and copper mines in the east , and the wide Cornish fireplaces could be seen from Tasmania to the tropics by the mid - 1870s . Peak Downs in central ...
... Cornish pasties . Moonta miners and captains were enticed away to hundreds of tin and copper mines in the east , and the wide Cornish fireplaces could be seen from Tasmania to the tropics by the mid - 1870s . Peak Downs in central ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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