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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 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 ...
Page 108
The advertisement stated that the successful applicant would take control of
operations involving mechanised underground mining and ore treatment by
conventional concentration methods. It was then expected that the manager
would control ...
The advertisement stated that the successful applicant would take control of
operations involving mechanised underground mining and ore treatment by
conventional concentration methods. It was then expected that the manager
would control ...
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Contents
The Dawn of a New | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 29 |
Wateror the Lack of | 34 |
Copyright | |
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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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