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A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. E 14 THE BROKEN HILL AST OF SILVERTON lay the Mount Gipps sheep station with stone homestead and stone shearing shed and ... Broken Hill proved to be greater than even 142 14 The Broken Hill.
A History of Australian Mining Geoffrey Blainey. E 14 THE BROKEN HILL AST OF SILVERTON lay the Mount Gipps sheep station with stone homestead and stone shearing shed and ... Broken Hill proved to be greater than even 142 14 The Broken Hill.
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... Broken Hill and won a regular job . From the ironstone crest they looked down on the baked town through which spun whirlwinds of red sand , and each week they saw a dozen tents or a row of shops fill gaps on the plain ... Broken Hill 149.
... Broken Hill and won a regular job . From the ironstone crest they looked down on the baked town through which spun whirlwinds of red sand , and each week they saw a dozen tents or a row of shops fill gaps on the plain ... Broken Hill 149.
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... Broken Hill Proprietary mine , 151-2 , 157 , 221 , 286 British investment in Australian mines : Victorian gold , 66 ; general apathy before 1880s , 100 ; Charters Towers , 100-2 ; South Australian copper , 106 , 108 , 111 , 114-15 , 125 ...
... Broken Hill Proprietary mine , 151-2 , 157 , 221 , 286 British investment in Australian mines : Victorian gold , 66 ; general apathy before 1880s , 100 ; Charters Towers , 100-2 ; South Australian copper , 106 , 108 , 111 , 114-15 , 125 ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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