The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningMaps on lining papers Includes index Bibliography: p 344-357. |
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... North Lyell lease and men levelling ground to pitch tents at Crown Lyell found promising yellow copper . Local investors who wished to predict such discoveries could call on Madame de Rome , clairvoyant and palmist , who advertised from ...
... North Lyell lease and men levelling ground to pitch tents at Crown Lyell found promising yellow copper . Local investors who wished to predict such discoveries could call on Madame de Rome , clairvoyant and palmist , who advertised from ...
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... North Lyell railway would run from Macquarie Harbour through the gentler country on the east side of the mountain range , linking his North Lyell mine with the harbour of Kelly Basin . His bold answer to the sand bar at Hell's Gates was ...
... North Lyell railway would run from Macquarie Harbour through the gentler country on the east side of the mountain range , linking his North Lyell mine with the harbour of Kelly Basin . His bold answer to the sand bar at Hell's Gates was ...
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... North Lyell and the company's metallurgical adviser . After he had dismissed Trent he rebuilt three of the furnaces and stood day and night in the hot building , watching the hot slag tapped , supervis- ing charges and puzzling at the ...
... North Lyell and the company's metallurgical adviser . After he had dismissed Trent he rebuilt three of the furnaces and stood day and night in the hot building , watching the hot slag tapped , supervis- ing charges and puzzling at the ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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