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Page 90
... Horatio Bottomley and Whittaker Wright , described from an investor's point of view as " two of the most daring and dangerous promoters who have ever been seen in the City . " Bottomley had established a number of mining companies ...
... Horatio Bottomley and Whittaker Wright , described from an investor's point of view as " two of the most daring and dangerous promoters who have ever been seen in the City . " Bottomley had established a number of mining companies ...
Page 91
... Horatio Bottomley , who is forever booming the mysterious Northern Territories , made a dazzlingly impudent speech at their annual meeting last month . Horatio calmly prophesised that ere the year was out N.T.'s would be " far and away ...
... Horatio Bottomley , who is forever booming the mysterious Northern Territories , made a dazzlingly impudent speech at their annual meeting last month . Horatio calmly prophesised that ere the year was out N.T.'s would be " far and away ...
Page 133
... Horatio Bottomley and Whittaker Wright may be condemned by courts of law . In the case of many others , their stories are merely yarns for the campfire , the club , and the bar . Over the years they become twisted and exaggerated , and ...
... Horatio Bottomley and Whittaker Wright may be condemned by courts of law . In the case of many others , their stories are merely yarns for the campfire , the club , and the bar . Over the years they become twisted and exaggerated , and ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
Copyright | |
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