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Page 126
... telluride of gold was made on Block 45 lease in 1896. The lode material , which showed no indication of gold , was sampled by the assaying firm of Tinley , Holroyd & Company . Some assays yielded ninety ounces to the ton . Holroyd and ...
... telluride of gold was made on Block 45 lease in 1896. The lode material , which showed no indication of gold , was sampled by the assaying firm of Tinley , Holroyd & Company . Some assays yielded ninety ounces to the ton . Holroyd and ...
Page 127
... telluride had been recognized at a much earlier date than on the Golden Mile . Later they adopted Kalgoorlie methods to process their dumps , which earlier had been regarded as useless . " No account of telluride on the Belt , " says ...
... telluride had been recognized at a much earlier date than on the Golden Mile . Later they adopted Kalgoorlie methods to process their dumps , which earlier had been regarded as useless . " No account of telluride on the Belt , " says ...
Page 145
... telluride dropped to ten shillings a pound , simply because the game grew too dangerous . The dangers had of course always been there for the miner getting off with his few specks of free gold or his pound or two of telluride . Now ...
... telluride dropped to ten shillings a pound , simply because the game grew too dangerous . The dangers had of course always been there for the miner getting off with his few specks of free gold or his pound or two of telluride . Now ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
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