The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian MiningThree decades after publication, The Rush that Never Ended provides an account of an important part of Australia's economic history. New chapters tell the story of the changes in mining in the last 20 years. |
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Page 107
... bought at auction in the customary 80 - acre lots . There remained only one way to buy the few acres of ground that encased the copper . The buyer had to select a block of 20,000 acres , or slightly over 31 square miles , and buy the ...
... bought at auction in the customary 80 - acre lots . There remained only one way to buy the few acres of ground that encased the copper . The buyer had to select a block of 20,000 acres , or slightly over 31 square miles , and buy the ...
Page 142
... bought the freehold and the mineral rights of all the ground they wanted for £ 2 an acre . Many Silverton companies had been optimistic and had bought the freehold , but the owners of the largest mine of all missed their chance . In ...
... bought the freehold and the mineral rights of all the ground they wanted for £ 2 an acre . Many Silverton companies had been optimistic and had bought the freehold , but the owners of the largest mine of all missed their chance . In ...
Page 143
... bought interests cheaply from the station hands . William Jamieson , a big bearded Scot versed in theology and theodolites , was sent west by the government to survey Silverton leases early in 1884 , and the worry of getting the waggons ...
... bought interests cheaply from the station hands . William Jamieson , a big bearded Scot versed in theology and theodolites , was sent west by the government to survey Silverton leases early in 1884 , and the worry of getting the waggons ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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