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 138
... railway to the coast , and in 1885 the South Australian government began to extend the railway two hundred miles north - east of Peterborough . The government , however , could not extend the railway beyond its own border at Cockburn ...
... railway to the coast , and in 1885 the South Australian government began to extend the railway two hundred miles north - east of Peterborough . The government , however , could not extend the railway beyond its own border at Cockburn ...
Page 219
... railway to the copperfield . During the copper boom railway companies seemed as glamorous as copper companies . Many agreed with Crotty's journal that ' Mount Lyell has been endowed with a golden history without parallel in the annals ...
... railway to the copperfield . During the copper boom railway companies seemed as glamorous as copper companies . Many agreed with Crotty's journal that ' Mount Lyell has been endowed with a golden history without parallel in the annals ...
Page 221
... railway that went north to Mount Lyell had powerful green locomotives and Pullman passenger cars fit for a royal train . Unfortunately , the company's mine was on a steep hill and the railway only reached the foot of the hill , so the ...
... railway that went north to Mount Lyell had powerful green locomotives and Pullman passenger cars fit for a royal train . Unfortunately , the company's mine was on a steep hill and the railway only reached the foot of the hill , so the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 45 |
Golds Conquest | 57 |
Copyright | |
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