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Page 141
... Silverton and silver investors in Melbourne decided to bridge that narrow gap be- tween Silverton and the border . They floated the Silverton Tramway Company in May 1885 , envisaging great profits from a railway that tapped so rich a ...
... Silverton and silver investors in Melbourne decided to bridge that narrow gap be- tween Silverton and the border . They floated the Silverton Tramway Company in May 1885 , envisaging great profits from a railway that tapped so rich a ...
Page 143
... Silverton and Thackaringa , and far from water- holes or wells . Its lode differed from Silverton's in appearance and in geological environs , and was much poorer on the surface . Even after Silverton became an excited mining camp few ...
... Silverton and Thackaringa , and far from water- holes or wells . Its lode differed from Silverton's in appearance and in geological environs , and was much poorer on the surface . Even after Silverton became an excited mining camp few ...
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... Silverton , and W. R. Thomas remem- bered in his small book In the Early Days how John John came from Silverton to erect the first boarding house and paid as ground rent a dozen eggs , nine of which were rotten . A preacher of the Bible ...
... Silverton , and W. R. Thomas remem- bered in his small book In the Early Days how John John came from Silverton to erect the first boarding house and paid as ground rent a dozen eggs , nine of which were rotten . A preacher of the Bible ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
Copyright | |
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