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Page 47
... shaft . At a depth of thirty or forty feet the shaft usually ran into water , and the miners took turns to bale with a heavy bucket day and night . Often they were too exhausted and needed more hands to man a night shift . More partners ...
... shaft . At a depth of thirty or forty feet the shaft usually ran into water , and the miners took turns to bale with a heavy bucket day and night . Often they were too exhausted and needed more hands to man a night shift . More partners ...
Page 48
... shafts in fact were giant barometers , and when the air pressure declined gases escaped from decaying organic matter in the wet river gravels . When the shaft reached the old river gravels the miners put out drives to each part of their ...
... shafts in fact were giant barometers , and when the air pressure declined gases escaped from decaying organic matter in the wet river gravels . When the shaft reached the old river gravels the miners put out drives to each part of their ...
Page 68
... shafts on their boundary fence . At a depth of twelve feet one shaft broke into the drive or tunnel of the intruders , and the company barricaded that drive to prevent the miners from poaching . Another shaft intercepted the second ...
... shafts on their boundary fence . At a depth of twelve feet one shaft broke into the drive or tunnel of the intruders , and the company barricaded that drive to prevent the miners from poaching . Another shaft intercepted the second ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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