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... miners who believed their miner's right entitled them to the gold on private land . Bland nervously watched the bullock teams hauling his boilers and heavy cast - iron machinery on to his ground . ' At this time very wild notions were ...
... miners who believed their miner's right entitled them to the gold on private land . Bland nervously watched the bullock teams hauling his boilers and heavy cast - iron machinery on to his ground . ' At this time very wild notions were ...
Page 299
... miners ' unions . Many mining towns were prosperous and company dividends were high , so miners agitated for the right to work eight hours daily instead of the ten - hour shifts that were common in deep mines . Robert Clark , Bendigo ...
... miners ' unions . Many mining towns were prosperous and company dividends were high , so miners agitated for the right to work eight hours daily instead of the ten - hour shifts that were common in deep mines . Robert Clark , Bendigo ...
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... miner . Silver miners lost their privileged seats as speculators . As an ounce of silver was worth less than one - twentieth of an ounce of gold they could not even profit much by stealing rich specimens from the mine . Miners who had ...
... miner . Silver miners lost their privileged seats as speculators . As an ounce of silver was worth less than one - twentieth of an ounce of gold they could not even profit much by stealing rich specimens from the mine . Miners who had ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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