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Page 117
... syndicate applied at the Lands Office for the lease but learned that no lease could be granted until they accurately specified the land . And so Ryan rode more than a hundred miles back to his sheepfold at Moonta to show the syndicate ...
... syndicate applied at the Lands Office for the lease but learned that no lease could be granted until they accurately specified the land . And so Ryan rode more than a hundred miles back to his sheepfold at Moonta to show the syndicate ...
Page 144
... syndicate and finance the search . Rasp , Poole and James agreed , and the syndicate was enlarged to seven . McCulloch himself took one of the seven shares , and so did George Lind , who kept the station's store and books , George ...
... syndicate and finance the search . Rasp , Poole and James agreed , and the syndicate was enlarged to seven . McCulloch himself took one of the seven shares , and so did George Lind , who kept the station's store and books , George ...
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... syndicate that sent prospectors to the West was formed by George Brookman , a 43 - year - old Adelaide financier . His brother William had worked for gold near Adelaide with Sam Pearce , and the two were appointed as the syndicate's ...
... syndicate that sent prospectors to the West was formed by George Brookman , a 43 - year - old Adelaide financier . His brother William had worked for gold near Adelaide with Sam Pearce , and the two were appointed as the syndicate's ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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