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... cent . One day , while prospecting with Frank Bray and Kevin Erbe , Bert Skinner broke a piece from a likely looking rock and subjected it to chemical analysis . The result was one point five per cent nickel . The men were jubilant ...
... cent . One day , while prospecting with Frank Bray and Kevin Erbe , Bert Skinner broke a piece from a likely looking rock and subjected it to chemical analysis . The result was one point five per cent nickel . The men were jubilant ...
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... cents to twenty - five cents a gallon , and the severe rationing meant that a man often received no more than a gallon a day . The nearest thing to a bath he could have was a wet cloth to wipe his face and hands . Instead of being able ...
... cents to twenty - five cents a gallon , and the severe rationing meant that a man often received no more than a gallon a day . The nearest thing to a bath he could have was a wet cloth to wipe his face and hands . Instead of being able ...
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... cent . My grandfather's cousin , W. D. Toy , one of the early arrivals at Hannans , once told me , " I remember the day the Water Scheme opened as if it were yesterday . Your grand- parents were with me that day . We went up to the ...
... cent . My grandfather's cousin , W. D. Toy , one of the early arrivals at Hannans , once told me , " I remember the day the Water Scheme opened as if it were yesterday . Your grand- parents were with me that day . We went up to the ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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