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Page 77
... became too red - the colour of the surrounding earth — it was thrown out close to the camp to keep the dust down and the ground hard . The settlement did not have to wait for a stiff wind or a sudden willy - willy to raise clouds of red ...
... became too red - the colour of the surrounding earth — it was thrown out close to the camp to keep the dust down and the ground hard . The settlement did not have to wait for a stiff wind or a sudden willy - willy to raise clouds of red ...
Page 113
... became things of the past , and the Eastern Goldfields became West Australian in spirit as well as in name . The term T'Othersider fell into disuse , and later goldfields generations referred to themselves as Sandgropers , for they too ...
... became things of the past , and the Eastern Goldfields became West Australian in spirit as well as in name . The term T'Othersider fell into disuse , and later goldfields generations referred to themselves as Sandgropers , for they too ...
Page 126
... became the Golden Mile - the richest few acres of gold- bearing country in the world . Some minor finds of telluride have been made off the Boulder Belt - at Mulgabbie in 1903 , and small amounts at Norseman in 1944 - but nowhere else ...
... became the Golden Mile - the richest few acres of gold- bearing country in the world . Some minor finds of telluride have been made off the Boulder Belt - at Mulgabbie in 1903 , and small amounts at Norseman in 1944 - but nowhere else ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
Copyright | |
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