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Page 106
... T'Othersiders made uncomplimentary references to the " Six Hungry Families " -Forrests , Burts , Lefroys , Lee Steeres , and others , who were reputed to control the colony and its pocket- borough parliament . In the Legislative ...
... T'Othersiders made uncomplimentary references to the " Six Hungry Families " -Forrests , Burts , Lefroys , Lee Steeres , and others , who were reputed to control the colony and its pocket- borough parliament . In the Legislative ...
Page 119
... T'Othersiders on the goldfields and the old settlers . The intention to hit where it hurt made O'Connor the target , and the bitter criticism hurt him very much . Among the more moderate , the Morning Herald did not allege that the plan ...
... T'Othersiders on the goldfields and the old settlers . The intention to hit where it hurt made O'Connor the target , and the bitter criticism hurt him very much . Among the more moderate , the Morning Herald did not allege that the plan ...
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... T'Othersiders . There was some ungenerous talk about how the people who had " kept the place going through the bad times " deserved all the rewards of the good ones . This was not typical or general , however , and many helping hands ...
... T'Othersiders . There was some ungenerous talk about how the people who had " kept the place going through the bad times " deserved all the rewards of the good ones . This was not typical or general , however , and many helping hands ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
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