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Page 37
... interest in the projected sale , advised Karlson to walk to Mt. Lyell and inspect the mine before he sold out . Karlson in- spected the mine on 1 June , and saw no sign of any promising lode , though he admitted that the alluvial looked ...
... interest in the projected sale , advised Karlson to walk to Mt. Lyell and inspect the mine before he sold out . Karlson in- spected the mine on 1 June , and saw no sign of any promising lode , though he admitted that the alluvial looked ...
Page 55
... interest in the mine if they spent £ 18,750 on the property before fresh calls were made on the present shareholders . Kelly and Orr knew , however , that the company was desperate for capital and that its bargaining power was weak ...
... interest in the mine if they spent £ 18,750 on the property before fresh calls were made on the present shareholders . Kelly and Orr knew , however , that the company was desperate for capital and that its bargaining power was weak ...
Page 163
... interest on the sum invested or the fantastic profits which promoters had promised . The men who bewailed the financial failure of the Australian mining industry were correct , therefore , in thinking that the long death - roll of Lyell ...
... interest on the sum invested or the fantastic profits which promoters had promised . The men who bewailed the financial failure of the Australian mining industry were correct , therefore , in thinking that the long death - roll of Lyell ...
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