The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... discovered the precious metal . In 1839 Count Strzelecki , the Polish explorer and geologist , discovered auriferous pyrites near Lithgow , just beyond the Blue Mountains . He communicated his discovery to Gipps , who warned him of the ...
... discovered the precious metal . In 1839 Count Strzelecki , the Polish explorer and geologist , discovered auriferous pyrites near Lithgow , just beyond the Blue Mountains . He communicated his discovery to Gipps , who warned him of the ...
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... DISCOVERED IN VICTORIA 247 to be one vast auriferous area . Gold was discovered on the Abercrombie River in the south , to which spot Hargraves , with a taste for the picturesque , gave the name of Tarshish . Then the Turon workings ...
... DISCOVERED IN VICTORIA 247 to be one vast auriferous area . Gold was discovered on the Abercrombie River in the south , to which spot Hargraves , with a taste for the picturesque , gave the name of Tarshish . Then the Turon workings ...
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... Discovered in the 16th Century ? " Geog . Jour . vol . XIV ( Oct. 1899 ) . HEDLEY , C. " The Discovery of the Great Barrier Reef . " Scottish Geog . Magazine , vol . XLII , no . 3 ( May 1926 ) . Edinburgh . HUNTER , Sir W. W. The ...
... Discovered in the 16th Century ? " Geog . Jour . vol . XIV ( Oct. 1899 ) . HEDLEY , C. " The Discovery of the Great Barrier Reef . " Scottish Geog . Magazine , vol . XLII , no . 3 ( May 1926 ) . Edinburgh . HUNTER , Sir W. W. The ...
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