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... named it " kupfernickel , " after the mis- chievous " Old Nick . " It was officially discovered by Alex Frederick Cronstedt in 1751 , and in 1879 a German chemist named Fleitmann found that it could be easily drawn and rolled when mixed ...
... named it " kupfernickel , " after the mis- chievous " Old Nick . " It was officially discovered by Alex Frederick Cronstedt in 1751 , and in 1879 a German chemist named Fleitmann found that it could be easily drawn and rolled when mixed ...
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... named Cohn and Murphy organised the wagons to carry the men's swags at ten dollars apiece . Many men loaded on their swags and walked beside the wagons . They became known as " swampers " and they soon learned to walk ahead of the ...
... named Cohn and Murphy organised the wagons to carry the men's swags at ten dollars apiece . Many men loaded on their swags and walked beside the wagons . They became known as " swampers " and they soon learned to walk ahead of the ...
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... named Deeming , murdered his wife in Southern Cross and cemented her body under the hearth at his home . A happier event in the history of Southern Cross was the first horse race which was held during Arthur Bayley's visit to the town ...
... named Deeming , murdered his wife in Southern Cross and cemented her body under the hearth at his home . A happier event in the history of Southern Cross was the first horse race which was held during Arthur Bayley's visit to the town ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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