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... exploration company representatives arrived in the twin towns to set up offices and find living accommodation . Early in 1970 , it was estimated that more than 120 exploration companies had set up business in Kalgoorlie and Boulder ...
... exploration company representatives arrived in the twin towns to set up offices and find living accommodation . Early in 1970 , it was estimated that more than 120 exploration companies had set up business in Kalgoorlie and Boulder ...
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... exploration companies set up their offices in the town and bought buildings and houses for their personnel . It was not long before every empty house in the town was occupied and new ones had to be built to cope with the growing demand ...
... exploration companies set up their offices in the town and bought buildings and houses for their personnel . It was not long before every empty house in the town was occupied and new ones had to be built to cope with the growing demand ...
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... exploration licences for a maximum of one hundred square miles . The small ... companies , settled down once more to wait and guess the date of the lifting ... exploration companies stood by with four - wheel drive vehicles loaded with ...
... exploration licences for a maximum of one hundred square miles . The small ... companies , settled down once more to wait and guess the date of the lifting ... exploration companies stood by with four - wheel drive vehicles loaded with ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
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