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... Laverton police were notified , and when they found that the men had not called into Bandya Station , north of Laverton , as planned , a sergeant and a native tracker began a search . An aircraft was also chartered and on Christmas Day ...
... Laverton police were notified , and when they found that the men had not called into Bandya Station , north of Laverton , as planned , a sergeant and a native tracker began a search . An aircraft was also chartered and on Christmas Day ...
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... Laverton its name , had a town named after him . It was Burtville , now a ghost town eighteen miles from Laverton . After its discovery in 1900 , it was considered to be the richest field for prospectors in the West . This was because ...
... Laverton its name , had a town named after him . It was Burtville , now a ghost town eighteen miles from Laverton . After its discovery in 1900 , it was considered to be the richest field for prospectors in the West . This was because ...
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... Laverton there is a kindergarten and a primary school , as well as a hospital visited by the Flying Doctor , and a resident doctor is stationed at Leonora . There is even a branch of the State Library at Laverton . However , mines which ...
... Laverton there is a kindergarten and a primary school , as well as a hospital visited by the Flying Doctor , and a resident doctor is stationed at Leonora . There is even a branch of the State Library at Laverton . However , mines which ...
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The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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