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... Rocks of Western Australia . " It cannot be said to have been unsuitable , for no discoveries of any importance have yet ... rock of Narembeen ... which was the farthest point eastward of York reached by Mr Hargraves in his late journey ...
... Rocks of Western Australia . " It cannot be said to have been unsuitable , for no discoveries of any importance have yet ... rock of Narembeen ... which was the farthest point eastward of York reached by Mr Hargraves in his late journey ...
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... rock treatment and deep mining proceeded cautiously over the years , for there was little risk- capital to waste on ... rock , at times indistinguishable from mullock– and where it lay in payable quantities it was called a lode . Con ...
... rock treatment and deep mining proceeded cautiously over the years , for there was little risk- capital to waste on ... rock , at times indistinguishable from mullock– and where it lay in payable quantities it was called a lode . Con ...
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... rock breaking . Now equipment , storage facilities , and research have adapted " AN / FO " for use on the Golden Mile , and have halved the cost of fracture of the hard Belt ores . At the same time . smaller - diameter drilling bits ...
... rock breaking . Now equipment , storage facilities , and research have adapted " AN / FO " for use on the Golden Mile , and have halved the cost of fracture of the hard Belt ores . At the same time . smaller - diameter drilling bits ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
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