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Page 44
... rich that Commissioner Gilbert saw gold glittering on the surface soil , so rich that the barrow road or no - man's strip between each claim was coveted by all , and when one man left his claim in order to wheel away a load of ...
... rich that Commissioner Gilbert saw gold glittering on the surface soil , so rich that the barrow road or no - man's strip between each claim was coveted by all , and when one man left his claim in order to wheel away a load of ...
Page 291
... rich Emperor and Loloma gold reefs in Fiji . Most of these adventures in the balmy tropics were highly profitable , but investors waited in vain for the discovery of rich surface outcrops on Australian soil . It seemed that the sharp ...
... rich Emperor and Loloma gold reefs in Fiji . Most of these adventures in the balmy tropics were highly profitable , but investors waited in vain for the discovery of rich surface outcrops on Australian soil . It seemed that the sharp ...
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... rich that it financed the mines , while Mount Isa had no rich ore . Their deeper sulphide ore was half as rich again as Mount Isa's average ore . They had built no township to house the miners whereas Mount Isa would have to create town ...
... rich that it financed the mines , while Mount Isa had no rich ore . Their deeper sulphide ore was half as rich again as Mount Isa's average ore . They had built no township to house the miners whereas Mount Isa would have to create town ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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