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 115
... lease . The publican's 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 ...
... lease . The publican's 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 ...
Page 176
... lease crushed with their own dolly pot in their tent , they reported that they had seen ' some of the richest quartz it is possible to imagine ' . They regretted they were too late to peg rich quartz for themselves . Hopefully they went ...
... lease crushed with their own dolly pot in their tent , they reported that they had seen ' some of the richest quartz it is possible to imagine ' . They regretted they were too late to peg rich quartz for themselves . Hopefully they went ...
Page 192
... leases to a greater depth than ten feet . His rules were ignored by many diggers on the Ivanhoe Venture lease ; they said they were not interfering with the company's mining operations . Their refusal to leave the disputed ground won ...
... leases to a greater depth than ten feet . His rules were ignored by many diggers on the Ivanhoe Venture lease ; they said they were not interfering with the company's mining operations . Their refusal to leave the disputed ground won ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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