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Page 91
... producing mines of Kalgoorlie , those of the Northern Territory , almost non - producing , are booming far beyond their legitimate value . Horatio Bottomley is manipulating the latter ... he is breaking down one market to boom the other ...
... producing mines of Kalgoorlie , those of the Northern Territory , almost non - producing , are booming far beyond their legitimate value . Horatio Bottomley is manipulating the latter ... he is breaking down one market to boom the other ...
Page 92
... producing £ 400,000 worth of gold a year . Wright made a fortune from the two promotions but he , too , overreached ... produced 30,000 ounces a month , and Wright , informed that the rich ore would last for some time , committed all ...
... producing £ 400,000 worth of gold a year . Wright made a fortune from the two promotions but he , too , overreached ... produced 30,000 ounces a month , and Wright , informed that the rich ore would last for some time , committed all ...
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... produced has averaged between eight and nine million pounds . Employing a work force of more than 3,000 , the Golden Mile mines produce more than half the gold recovered in Australia each year . The mines there generally work on a ...
... produced has averaged between eight and nine million pounds . Employing a work force of more than 3,000 , the Golden Mile mines produce more than half the gold recovered in Australia each year . The mines there generally work on a ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
Copyright | |
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