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Page 71
... early Kalgoorlie Hospital , the staff had to struggle against dust , heat , and flies , as well as disease . Two pints of water was the daily ration of a nurse - sufficient to wash the sleep from her eyes before going on duty in the ...
... early Kalgoorlie Hospital , the staff had to struggle against dust , heat , and flies , as well as disease . Two pints of water was the daily ration of a nurse - sufficient to wash the sleep from her eyes before going on duty in the ...
Page 108
... early into Goldfields reform movements , and whenever there was opposition to the Government the cry of separation was raised . " Big John " Forrest placated Coolgardie in the early troubled years by the extension of the railway from ...
... early into Goldfields reform movements , and whenever there was opposition to the Government the cry of separation was raised . " Big John " Forrest placated Coolgardie in the early troubled years by the extension of the railway from ...
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... early arrivals there , " White Featherers , " had left because of the water shortage . Dams in catchment areas helped , but were not sufficient . Boring revealed only highly mineralized , unsuitable water . Government and private ...
... early arrivals there , " White Featherers , " had left because of the water shortage . Dams in catchment areas helped , but were not sufficient . Boring revealed only highly mineralized , unsuitable water . Government and private ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
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