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... outcrop of iron jutting twenty or thirty feet above the ground , with small trees and shrubs sprouting in crevices on the crest of the outcrop . It seemed as if a large explosion had shivered the rock , spilling boulders of ironstone ...
... outcrop of iron jutting twenty or thirty feet above the ground , with small trees and shrubs sprouting in crevices on the crest of the outcrop . It seemed as if a large explosion had shivered the rock , spilling boulders of ironstone ...
Page 350
... outcrop of mineral below . Next year he investigated the spot , gathered samples , and found that the mineral was iron . He said nothing and did nothing , until the repeal of the restrictive laws gave him an incentive to act . In his ...
... outcrop of mineral below . Next year he investigated the spot , gathered samples , and found that the mineral was iron . He said nothing and did nothing , until the repeal of the restrictive laws gave him an incentive to act . In his ...
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... outcrop of dark gossan took their eye . It had no gold but it still intrigued them . When the uranium boom came in ... outcrops in the area . The gossan was proved to be extensive and nickel - bearing , though not payable . Tests by ...
... outcrop of dark gossan took their eye . It had no gold but it still intrigued them . When the uranium boom came in ... outcrops in the area . The gossan was proved to be extensive and nickel - bearing , though not payable . Tests by ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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