MINING, West Australiana

HARDCOVER First Edition. A history of the gold mines, in the Murchison area of Western Australia, and of the men and women, of the early roaring days of Western Australia at the beginning of the 20th century. pp. 162 + index, ill. ; 18cm.  Illustrated #0416/0320/130622 Gold mining (Name on half-title.)

Aboriginal Annean arrived Big Bell Black Range buildings called camels camp centre claimed coach colour Day Dawn deserted desolate despite district early feet Fingall Garbora Geraldton Gold Mines Ltd gold rush goldfields ground heat Herbert Hoover Hill 50 horse hospital iron Kalgoorlie known Lake Austin Lake Nannine later lease living looking machinery Marble Bar Meekatharra miles miners modern Mount Magnet mulga Mullewa Murchison named Nannine natives never nugget ochre once open cut ounces of gold outback pastoral Peak Hill Perth Pilbara plains police produced prospectors railway records Reedys reef residents rich mines road roof ruins Sandstone seems shaft soon station story streets told tons town township trees Violet Vivienne Weeloona Western Australia whilst Wilgie Wiluna Wiluna Gold Mines women wonder wool young Zadow