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Page 145
... police station with the information that somebody has stolen his stolen gold . Many a Western Australian fortune had its beginnings in under - the - counter dealings in stolen gold in Kalgoorlie , and a lot of loose spending money in ...
... police station with the information that somebody has stolen his stolen gold . Many a Western Australian fortune had its beginnings in under - the - counter dealings in stolen gold in Kalgoorlie , and a lot of loose spending money in ...
Page 186
... police strength had been substantially increased , and except for the wildest extremists the rioters had about enough of it , anyway . Besides the rumours of European wickedness stories were now circulating concerning hardships suffered ...
... police strength had been substantially increased , and except for the wildest extremists the rioters had about enough of it , anyway . Besides the rumours of European wickedness stories were now circulating concerning hardships suffered ...
Page 187
... police headquarters in Brookman Street various Anotorious and disreputable characters were seen to be among them . The goldfielders watched the march in silence . Occasionally an onlooker spat on the ground or pointed to a man in the ...
... police headquarters in Brookman Street various Anotorious and disreputable characters were seen to be among them . The goldfielders watched the march in silence . Occasionally an onlooker spat on the ground or pointed to a man in the ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
Copyright | |
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