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... mountains and Siberia's Ural Mountains . As Siberia had the largest goldfield in the world , Australia's eastern mountains might also contain gold . Receiving gold specimens from Australian admirers in 1846 he urged Cornish miners ...
... mountains and Siberia's Ural Mountains . As Siberia had the largest goldfield in the world , Australia's eastern mountains might also contain gold . Receiving gold specimens from Australian admirers in 1846 he urged Cornish miners ...
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... mountains and in 1866 the Woods Point district had 262 regis- tered companies or 13 per cent of Victoria's mining ... mountains . One man who burned charcoal for the mine smithies was known as Jim o ' the Dogs - a pack of dogs was always ...
... mountains and in 1866 the Woods Point district had 262 regis- tered companies or 13 per cent of Victoria's mining ... mountains . One man who burned charcoal for the mine smithies was known as Jim o ' the Dogs - a pack of dogs was always ...
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... mountains was strong enough to disperse the fog . In 1900 Tasmania had the nation's largest tinfield , largest copperfield , second largest silverfield , and gold as well . And , like Western Australia , more than half of its export ...
... mountains was strong enough to disperse the fog . In 1900 Tasmania had the nation's largest tinfield , largest copperfield , second largest silverfield , and gold as well . And , like Western Australia , more than half of its export ...
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