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... reached the harbour , and sailed for Hobart with a cargo of pine . When the ship reached Hobart with no news of Gould there was great alarm . It was common knowledge that Gould must travel wild country and ford rivers often swollen by ...
... reached the harbour , and sailed for Hobart with a cargo of pine . When the ship reached Hobart with no news of Gould there was great alarm . It was common knowledge that Gould must travel wild country and ford rivers often swollen by ...
Page 121
... reached the mine for less than £ 26,000 . But the broader- gauged railway demanded such heavy earthworks and such gentle curves and gradients on the steep slopes of the valley that the com- pany might well have spent £ 65,000 before the ...
... reached the mine for less than £ 26,000 . But the broader- gauged railway demanded such heavy earthworks and such gentle curves and gradients on the steep slopes of the valley that the com- pany might well have spent £ 65,000 before the ...
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... reached Queenstown , the North Lyell Company did not even begin to build its smelters until a year after the first train reached its smelting site . Dissatisfied with the site which MacArthur had selected near the railway bridge across ...
... reached Queenstown , the North Lyell Company did not even begin to build its smelters until a year after the first train reached its smelting site . Dissatisfied with the site which MacArthur had selected near the railway bridge across ...
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