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Page 40
... Launceston , the exchequer of Tasmanian mining . There is probably no mullock heap or old shaft within twenty miles of Launceston , yet the investors of that small city drew most of the prizes and a fair share of blanks in Tasmanian ...
... Launceston , the exchequer of Tasmanian mining . There is probably no mullock heap or old shaft within twenty miles of Launceston , yet the investors of that small city drew most of the prizes and a fair share of blanks in Tasmanian ...
Page 110
... Launceston , Burnie and Penguin , the Ministry tried to pacify the citizens of Hobart by suggesting that wooden rails be laid across the moun- tains and teams of horses be yoked to haul away the wealth of Mt. Lyell . The men of Hobart ...
... Launceston , Burnie and Penguin , the Ministry tried to pacify the citizens of Hobart by suggesting that wooden rails be laid across the moun- tains and teams of horses be yoked to haul away the wealth of Mt. Lyell . The men of Hobart ...
Page 295
... Launceston weekly was the main source for the years 1881-91 . It often reprinted from the Launceston Examiner copious and generally reliable reports on western mining , both by itinerant correspondents and occasional travellers . There ...
... Launceston weekly was the main source for the years 1881-91 . It often reprinted from the Launceston Examiner copious and generally reliable reports on western mining , both by itinerant correspondents and occasional travellers . There ...
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