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Page 14
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, then level the excavation. On this
surface was built the head-frame of the shaft, fitting shops, winder room, and
change ...
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, then level the excavation. On this
surface was built the head-frame of the shaft, fitting shops, winder room, and
change ...
Page 60
Although Southern Cross became an active mining town, it was early felt that the
gold output did not justify the large expenditure on building the railway. Yet, the
Yilgard field produced the largest yield of gold in the Colony for 1891 —12,833 ...
Although Southern Cross became an active mining town, it was early felt that the
gold output did not justify the large expenditure on building the railway. Yet, the
Yilgard field produced the largest yield of gold in the Colony for 1891 —12,833 ...
Page 63
These adventurers were mainly “T'othersiders,” men who came from the New
South Wales and Victorian goldfields and the copper mines in South Australia.
Previously these men, or their parents, had come to Australia in the gold-rush
and ...
These adventurers were mainly “T'othersiders,” men who came from the New
South Wales and Victorian goldfields and the copper mines in South Australia.
Previously these men, or their parents, had come to Australia in the gold-rush
and ...
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Contents
The Dawn of a New | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 29 |
Wateror the Lack of | 34 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Nickel Country -- Gold Country |
| Author | Norma King |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Hale, 1973 |
| Original from | Northwestern University |
| Digitized | 28 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 070913603X, 9780709136033 |
| Length | 148 pages |
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