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... finished , there was no holding the youngsters . To go north was the thing to do . Things were booming there , with the new iron - ore mines , their ports , and ample opportunities for all . They were magnets that drew a lot of our men ...
... finished , there was no holding the youngsters . To go north was the thing to do . Things were booming there , with the new iron - ore mines , their ports , and ample opportunities for all . They were magnets that drew a lot of our men ...
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... finished , his life having been made intolerable by adverse criticism . Critics said that his idea would not work and was a waste of government money . It did cost $ 6 million , but it has been worth every cent . My grandfather's cousin ...
... finished , his life having been made intolerable by adverse criticism . Critics said that his idea would not work and was a waste of government money . It did cost $ 6 million , but it has been worth every cent . My grandfather's cousin ...
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... finished his education at Guilford Grammar School , where he in turn sent his four sons , he returned to Hampton Hill and in the early 1930s took over the property . He married and he and his wife , Grace , raised a family of seven ...
... finished his education at Guilford Grammar School , where he in turn sent his four sons , he returned to Hampton Hill and in the early 1930s took over the property . He married and he and his wife , Grace , raised a family of seven ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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