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... manager would make poor copper pay . And so the old manager , Captain Oldham , retired after a versatile career in which he simultaneously was manager of the mine , post office , and National Bank , pastor of the Congregational Church ...
... manager would make poor copper pay . And so the old manager , Captain Oldham , retired after a versatile career in which he simultaneously was manager of the mine , post office , and National Bank , pastor of the Congregational Church ...
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... manager refused to divulge the gold returns . Back in Rockhampton the customs house revealed that exports of gold were soaring , and the press knew at once the source of the gold . Mount Morgan seemed born to deceive . Its richness had ...
... manager refused to divulge the gold returns . Back in Rockhampton the customs house revealed that exports of gold were soaring , and the press knew at once the source of the gold . Mount Morgan seemed born to deceive . Its richness had ...
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A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. manager , and his comment caused scant surprise . Managers them- selves were often careless , sometimes criminally irresponsible in their neglect of safe methods . The states for long did ...
A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. manager , and his comment caused scant surprise . Managers them- selves were often careless , sometimes criminally irresponsible in their neglect of safe methods . The states for long did ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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