The rush that never ended: a history of Australian mining |
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User Review - nandadevi - LibraryThingThe history of mining is central to Australian history, from the gold rushes of the 1860's which brought hundreds of thousand of immigrants, to the mountain ranges of iron ore and immense natural gas ... Read full review
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