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Page 86
... boom in London continued with gay abandon , and in 1895 , 342 companies , capitalized at £ 34 million , were floated . Fast riding - camels , with London agents on their backs , raced to and from the many finds out from Coolgardie and ...
... boom in London continued with gay abandon , and in 1895 , 342 companies , capitalized at £ 34 million , were floated . Fast riding - camels , with London agents on their backs , raced to and from the many finds out from Coolgardie and ...
Page 88
... boom flagged slowly , but the excitement of those years was to remain long in Kalgoorlie's memory . Com- panies which found their mines poor in gold and over - capitalized gradually went into liquidation . Of the 780 companies ...
... boom flagged slowly , but the excitement of those years was to remain long in Kalgoorlie's memory . Com- panies which found their mines poor in gold and over - capitalized gradually went into liquidation . Of the 780 companies ...
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... boom . Not everyone , however , rejoices over the boom . The place has always been a cherished spot for goldfielders seeking the quiet life . One Kalgoorlie man who bought a town block there years ago with the idea of building a humpy ...
... boom . Not everyone , however , rejoices over the boom . The place has always been a cherished spot for goldfielders seeking the quiet life . One Kalgoorlie man who bought a town block there years ago with the idea of building a humpy ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
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