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Page 33
... sold his three shares for £ 120 . A few days after he had agreed to sell , he was working in the creek when Fred North , an old digger , approached him , " I'm sorry you sold out , old man , " said North , " they've struck it very rich ...
... sold his three shares for £ 120 . A few days after he had agreed to sell , he was working in the creek when Fred North , an old digger , approached him , " I'm sorry you sold out , old man , " said North , " they've struck it very rich ...
Page 38
... sold out , or because the rich gold was found so soon after Karlson had agreed to sell that he would be full of suspicion if he knew that his fellow - shareholders were buying him out . There is no doubt " Long Tom " Strong was ...
... sold out , or because the rich gold was found so soon after Karlson had agreed to sell that he would be full of suspicion if he knew that his fellow - shareholders were buying him out . There is no doubt " Long Tom " Strong was ...
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... sold the mill and disbanded . Further up the hill the Crown Lyell Co. had failed to find rich ore in its boring campaign . It lingered on in the hope that its deposits of half a million tons of low grade ore might become payable . The ...
... sold the mill and disbanded . Further up the hill the Crown Lyell Co. had failed to find rich ore in its boring campaign . It lingered on in the hope that its deposits of half a million tons of low grade ore might become payable . The ...
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