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... Company and the invaders declared open war . The warriors tried to smoke out their rivals . On the afternoon of 20 October 1858 the Clunes Company's miners broke into the drives of the Sons of Freedom syndicate and set fire to rags and ...
... Company and the invaders declared open war . The warriors tried to smoke out their rivals . On the afternoon of 20 October 1858 the Clunes Company's miners broke into the drives of the Sons of Freedom syndicate and set fire to rags and ...
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... company imposed com- ulsory social insurance , levying sixpence a week from the wages to inance a health scheme a century ahead of its time . The company's urgeon visited the sick , the company's hospital nursed them , and he mine paid ...
... company imposed com- ulsory social insurance , levying sixpence a week from the wages to inance a health scheme a century ahead of its time . The company's urgeon visited the sick , the company's hospital nursed them , and he mine paid ...
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... company raised more than a million in 1913-14 by issuing new shares and debentures . Baker advised the company to take the iron ore to the coalfields , and on the old site of the Wallaroo Company's copper smelters at Newcastle in New ...
... company raised more than a million in 1913-14 by issuing new shares and debentures . Baker advised the company to take the iron ore to the coalfields , and on the old site of the Wallaroo Company's copper smelters at Newcastle in New ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
Copyright | |
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