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Page 68
... months for £ 22,403 . As tenders for building the remainder of the railway were too high and as the pace of construction was too slow , the company appointed E. Carus Driffield as railway engineer . An energetic South Australian , who ...
... months for £ 22,403 . As tenders for building the remainder of the railway were too high and as the pace of construction was too slow , the company appointed E. Carus Driffield as railway engineer . An energetic South Australian , who ...
Page 119
... months , when the organization was still small , the company spent £ 12,838 on directors ' fees , cablegrams ... month before the rich ore was discovered . The resentment was mutual , for when the first London director visited the mine ...
... months , when the organization was still small , the company spent £ 12,838 on directors ' fees , cablegrams ... month before the rich ore was discovered . The resentment was mutual , for when the first London director visited the mine ...
Page 203
... months ' contract . All but nine men left Mt. Lyell as soon as their contract expired . In four months , 358 men were recruited from the mainland , but only a handful stayed more than the allotted term . Many were inefficient and some ...
... months ' contract . All but nine men left Mt. Lyell as soon as their contract expired . In four months , 358 men were recruited from the mainland , but only a handful stayed more than the allotted term . Many were inefficient and some ...
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