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... million in 1886 , nearly £ 11 million in 1896 and close to £ 25 million in 1907. Australia was the world's largest producer of gold in 1903 , and for ten years in a row Australia mined more gold than in its own record year of the 1850s ...
... million in 1886 , nearly £ 11 million in 1896 and close to £ 25 million in 1907. Australia was the world's largest producer of gold in 1903 , and for ten years in a row Australia mined more gold than in its own record year of the 1850s ...
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... million gallons a day . The diamond drill and rock drill and high explosives , all used sparingly in Victorian mines in the 1870s , were freely used on large fields at the end of the century . These methods made poor mines payable and ...
... million gallons a day . The diamond drill and rock drill and high explosives , all used sparingly in Victorian mines in the 1870s , were freely used on large fields at the end of the century . These methods made poor mines payable and ...
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... million of capital . In four years Hamersley Iron invested more than $ 200 million on equipment and amenities in the Pilbara , ranging from a long railway line to streets of brick houses which were air - conditioned and supplied with ...
... million of capital . In four years Hamersley Iron invested more than $ 200 million on equipment and amenities in the Pilbara , ranging from a long railway line to streets of brick houses which were air - conditioned and supplied with ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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