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Page 47
... Broken Hill boomed . This stunted range in the dry , western outback of New South Wales , pegged by a boundary rider in 1883 , inspired the greatest of Australian mining booms . Rising on the crest of Melbourne's land boom , the gamble ...
... Broken Hill boomed . This stunted range in the dry , western outback of New South Wales , pegged by a boundary rider in 1883 , inspired the greatest of Australian mining booms . Rising on the crest of Melbourne's land boom , the gamble ...
Page 48
... Broken Hill , Ballarat and Adelaide began to trek to Zeehan in search of new mines . Several directors of the Silverton Tramway Company , then beginning its amazing career as one of the richest Broken Hill companies , drew up plans to ...
... Broken Hill , Ballarat and Adelaide began to trek to Zeehan in search of new mines . Several directors of the Silverton Tramway Company , then beginning its amazing career as one of the richest Broken Hill companies , drew up plans to ...
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... Broken Hill investors , drawn by the silver magnet , were crossing the seas to Launceston . Kelly and Orr were the investors ; and at Zeehan they heard of Mt. Lyell and finally bought the mine . Bowes Kelly was a freckled giant of the ...
... Broken Hill investors , drawn by the silver magnet , were crossing the seas to Launceston . Kelly and Orr were the investors ; and at Zeehan they heard of Mt. Lyell and finally bought the mine . Bowes Kelly was a freckled giant of the ...
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