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Page 14
... first nickel shaft at Kambalda , but also the first shaft sunk for nickel in the whole of Australia . First , with the aid of 1,000 pounds of explosives and crew of experienced miners , he had to blast away part of the hill - side ...
... first nickel shaft at Kambalda , but also the first shaft sunk for nickel in the whole of Australia . First , with the aid of 1,000 pounds of explosives and crew of experienced miners , he had to blast away part of the hill - side ...
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... first to discover Cool- gardie , but the first of these did not live to tell the tale . In the rush of those who came after Bayley and Ford's find was one called Jim Moon , who made a gruesome discovery . Some distance from his camp he ...
... first to discover Cool- gardie , but the first of these did not live to tell the tale . In the rush of those who came after Bayley and Ford's find was one called Jim Moon , who made a gruesome discovery . Some distance from his camp he ...
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... first hotels in Coolgardie , the Marvel Bar , a crowd of men celebrated the birth of the first set of triplets born in the town . They took up a collection and presented it to the proud father . In replying to the good wishes and the ...
... first hotels in Coolgardie , the Marvel Bar , a crowd of men celebrated the birth of the first set of triplets born in the town . They took up a collection and presented it to the proud father . In replying to the good wishes and the ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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