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| OBSESSION TO OPAL PROFESSION The definitive story of what happens when you really catch opal fever 8...those who opened up the Apple Isle 14 IN SEARCH OF VIC'S AND THUNDERBOLT'S CAVES Was it an old man's...this part of NSW 36 BOTTLES OF YESTERYEAR Part 2 Cinnabar takes a close look at a couple of goldfield...news, views and most importantly, advance notice of events you are planning 53 FOR YOUR INFORMATION...first object of fascination when South Australia has arguably the largest known deposit of opal in the |
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| simply push a button to minimise the effects of a range of electromagnetic interference, including power...LIMITED 11 8 Hayward Avenue, Torrensville South Australia 5031 Telephone: (08) 8238 0888 Facsimile: (08}...more than monetary value with it S LIP INTO A PAIR OF FOSSILISED FAIRY BOOTS 100,000-year-old treasures...definitely worth your attention GLEN INNES - STILL A SLICE OF ROCKHOUND HEAVEN The rewards for gem and mineral...save big dollars subscribing 30 PLAY IT SAFE Word s of wisdom before you rush off on your next gold prospecting |
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| simply push a button to minimise the effects of a range of electromagnetic interference, including power...LIMITED 118 Hayward Avenue, Torrensville South Australia 5031 Telephone: (08) 8238 0888 Facsimile: (08)...WONDERLAND OF LAKE CAREY Detecting a salt lake 16 GARRETT TREASURE ACE 1 00, 200 & 300 A new range of affordable...collectors 33 ANNUAL DETECTOR SUPPLEMENT A look at some of lhe best on the market 44 TIME WAITS FOR TESORO...ANOTHER MAN'S PATCH Getting value out of the stone dumps of an old mine 51 FAREWELL TO POOLBROOK A replacement |
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| Downloaded by [The University of Manchester Library] at 07:12 20 December 2014 THE UTTERMOST EAST, ...most interesting description of the country, with its flora and fauna, and of the habits, manners, customs...customs, religions, dress, and legends of the inhabitants. The return journey from Chaivo Bay to Alexandrovsk...whence he took the train to Irkutsk. His account of that most uncomfortable journey is graphic and very...third-class carriage with some twenty others, two of whom slept regularly in the racks. I t is interesting |
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| detecting areas. • Improved ability to detect in areas of intense electrical interference. • Sharper audio...change the mode of coil operation to suit ground and operating conditions at the flick of a switch. • Standard...same testing has proven the GP extreme is capable of detecting larger gold nuggets at up to 18% deeper...MINELAB Torrensville v· It . 1s our website South Australia 5031 www.mlnelab.com .= • c ; ~ ~ DREAMS...first parcel yielded 118 ounces to the ton! IN SEARCH OF VICTORIAN ZEOLITES Kitty Miller Bay and Cairns Bay |
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| TO THE COLONY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Written especially for Prospectors and Strangers to the Colony...BY F.l. INST., GEOLOGIST, AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS. PERTH: BY AUTHORITY: RICHARD...\' \ 4 M NG HANDBOOK THE COLONY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Written especially for Prospectors and...BY FA. INST., GEOLOGIST, AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF GROWN LANDS. PERTH: BY AUTHORITY : RICHARD.... Non-Metallic Minerals ... ... ... History of Mineral Resources ... ... 39 ... 50 *. 56 |
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| simply push a button to minimise the effects of a range of electromagnetic interference, including power...LIMITED 118 Hayward Avenue, Torrensville South Australia 5031 -~.J:~- Telephone: (08) 8238 0888 Facsimile:... ... .. ,,, . ~ " I •a•• • • 4 THE DAY OF THE NUGGET Whatever you do, don't sell your nuggets...SEEDS OF POTENTIAL RICHES Recognising that certain trees and shrubs can point to gold THE STORY OF PERCY...r appetite A FOOl!S HOBBY The relentless pursuit of a golden dream BACK ISSUES Here's the chance to get |
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| AND HOW TO !vlAKE THEM By ION L. IDRIESS Author of Prospecting for Gold, Cyaniding for Gold. With Foreword...mining much of the text is devoted to discussions of theory far beyond the training and needs of the practical...Those without training or experience in any branch of mining will also find this book both instructive...the background. The occurrence, testing and uses of the well-known minerals, as well as many common earths...hungrily wanted by old and new industries. The day of the old-time prospector with his dish and cradle |
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| pattern just for your needs Revolutionary presentation of target characteristics Better than simple notch discrimination...Smartfind™ shows the target profile using two instead of one criteria. Never has discrimination and Target...other detectors are not able to see. Your choice of 2 models Explorer XS and Explorer S ...... Look...Large easy to read display • Tone identification of targets • Target Depth indicator • High powered Microprocessor...it through its paces THE DISCOVERY OF REDCASTLE GOLDFIELD One of the richest in WA's eastern fields CINNABAR'S |
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| 577 SOME FEATURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR. Downloaded by [University of Birmingham] at 18:48 11...world spots which remain as portions of the special province of the explorer, the Australian interior...hostility of savage tribes in his attempts to reach the outskirts of the " Never Never," yet the hand of nature...pervading air of depression to those ice-bound regions, and strikes the mind as one of its chief characteristics...produced by the monotonous flatness of the country, by the vast extent of scrub and bushland, by the sun-scorched |
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| Qld. 4151 Australia © Copyright Len Cram 1994 © Photography and text by Len Cram Author of Beautiful... Beautiful Queensland Opals, and Beautiful Opals of the Desert “ISBN 1.86273 050 4 Design by Veronica...Robert Brown & Associates (Qld)"Pty. Ltd:no part of this publication may be * duced, stored in a retrieval... without the written permission of the Author. Close up pattern of Black Opal. Contents Introduction...designed for, and is dedicated to, those thousands of opal lovers who hunt for the elusive gem during their |
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| VIEW ^'V'iccjring MINING OPERATIONS STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA nUKINO THE HALF-YEAR ENDED DECEMBER Compiled...Department of Mines, ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHOKITY O? THE HONORABLE R. P. BLUNDELL, M.P., Minister of Mines...Jluetralia. REVIEAV A MINING OPERATIONS STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA DUKING THE HALF-YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st...Department of Mines, ISSUED HONORABLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE R. P. BLUNDELL, M.R, Minister of Mines...Privileges thereunder. obtainable at the Department of Mines, Adelaide, also at the is issuing stations |
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| The Rise of Broken Hill I I II I ~ ~: Frontispiece The upper zone of Broken Hill's line of lode dazzled...collectors. Most of the glorious mineral specimens went into the blast furnaces; but this specimen of reticulated...the Block 14 mine. It is now displayed in the Australian Museum, Sydney. The Rise of Broken Hill Geoffrey...Blainey Macmillan of Australia 1968 © Geoffrey Blainey 1968 THE l\!ACMILLAN COMPANY OF AUSIBALIA P1Y...Bombay, Calcutta, Madras TiiE MACMll.LAN COMPANY OF CAN'ADA LIMITED 70 Bond Street Toronto 2 ST ,MARTIN'S |
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| \\..Flinders Is. U ~ STRAIT LAUNCESTON Scale of M iles 0 . J, @ NEW SOUTH 1 '· ". •I. .....: ) 10 5 0 ••••rl 10 Scale w 20 30 j of Miles 40 "r,tt, 0J,1/:::-..- ........::: ;:::-...::::::... 1Jictori& Olollege 1£ihrar11 The Peaks of Lyell • Digitized by the Internet Archive in... •· ~ .. · ,, '' . A corner of the open cut, with the blue of H eemskirk and Zeehan in the distance...distance GEOFFREY BLAINEY The Peaks of Lyell MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS VICT 1- '\ I ,, ,.. c , |
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| DISCARDED *622 . 343 B57p 1102529 Blainey Peaks of Lyell i~'.i,>>l½. ·,· {\:::·= PUBLIC LIBRARY FORT... Mt.Lyell HOBART /40° 0 LAUNCESTON Sc a I e of M i Ie s 0 40° /45° 0 _ ____ ___ _ _ _ ..___...••'Ii•• 0 1 10 Scale 20 30 w of Miles 146° 40 ' 1 i THE PEAKS OF LYELL I !I i • • I ~ I...lrii:.. MT. SEDGWICK MT. LYELL The denuded hills of Queenstown MT. OWEN ' by Geoffrey Blaino/ •...bound in Australia by Melbourne University Press, Carlton, N.3, Victoria Registered in Australia for transmission |
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| detecting areas. • Improved ability to detect in areas of intense electrical interference. • Sharper audio...change the mode of coil operation to suit ground and operating conditions at the flick of a switch . • Standard...same testing has proven the GP extreme is capable of detecting larger gold nuggets at up to 18% deeper...MINELAB Torrensville V1S1t our website South Australia 5031 www.minelab.com VICTORIA'S GOLDFIELDS UNDER...author not found nuggets HISTORY IN HER HANDS A couple of innocent bullet shells with an interesting rattle |
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| And for the first time in the history of the country the people of the fJnited States have selected a roclc...rypify or symbolize America as being characteristic of American moun tains ancJ ~.m...a very vital part in the progress and development of the n ation in industry, commerce and the arts. Aside...are extended. It was during the closing two months of the contest, however, that ballotting became unusually.... . 73,623 WANTED : Correspondents in all parts of the world who will be kind enough to 6end us notes |
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| This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve...google.com ▲ THE MINES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. INCLUDING ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF THE faidimg i^qfe in that...BRIEF DESCRIPTION OP THE COUNTRY. AND INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL IN THE BUSH. ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP. By J...AND ALL BOOKSELLERS. MDCOCLXIII. First Edition of Three Thousand.] IN . * . £4. FEINTED AT THE...Knight, Governor-in- Chief of the Province of South Australia, and Vice-Admiral of the same. Sib, The higb |
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| THE RUSH THAT NEVER ENDED. ~~ ¢ A History of Australian Mining GEOFFREY BLAINEY Kimberley (cetera...Kambalda area Uc le a CaO Phi A, ees o Scale of sili aU Carrs 0 Vv vie coer] oe 1ERN Boor...THE SAME AUTHOR The Peaks of Lyell, 1954, 1959, 1967 The University of Melbourne: A Centenary Portrait...Portrait, 1956 A Centenary History of the University of Melbourne, 1957 Gold and Paper, 1958 Mines in the...History of Camberwell, 1964 The Tyranny of Distance, 1966 Across a Red World, 1968 The Rise of Broken |
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| made it the most fashionable and sought after je,vel of the modern age. Australian Opals in Colour takes...Australian opal fields, describes the types of opal 111ining, the lives of the miners, and tells what the visitor...opal fields. It also covers the scientific nature of opal and describes how the gem is cut and worked...gives glin1pses of the areas in which opals are mined and shows the lapidary working of these precious... both professional and amateur. Black opal, part of a $14,000 parcel from the Grawin field, thirty miles |
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| Mapping of the Superficial Accumulations. By Dr PAGE. III. On the Age of the Silurian Beds of the Pentland...Notice on the Discovery of a Large Boulder of Green stone at the South-east Corner of the Meadows. By Mr...read:— I. On the Geology of the Coasts of Antrim and Londonderry, and on the Age of the Giant's Causeway;...being Observations made in the North of Ireland in the Autumns of 1865 and 1866. By Mr THOMAS SMYTH....The distance from Belfast in Antrim to the shores of Lough Foyle in Londonderry is/as the crow flies, |
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| ,. ., MEMOIRS OF THE GEOIJOGICAL SURVEY. SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREA'f .BRITAIN... RESOURCES AND GEOLOGY. PUJILil!B&D BY ORDBR OF THE LORDS OOllillU88lONER8 or ·J US lll..t.JBSTJ:'8...IASVRY • • • LONDON: . PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF HIS MAJESTY'S ATATIONERY OFFICE. And to be purchased...t:lTllEET, l.lUJ:ILIN. lt'rom any Agent for the a... le of Ordnance "Urvey Maps. or thro uich any Bookseller...Borders of Leicestershire. •rhe Warwickshire Coalfield IX.-POCKE! DEPOSITS IN TIIE PEAK DISTRICT OF Dt:ttBYSHIRE |
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| copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as...1963, 1969, 1978, 1993 National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Blainey, Geoffrey...Mines and mineral resources—Australia—History. 2. Mineral industries—Australia—History. I. Title. 622’.0994... the story of the famous Egerton lawsuit of the 1870s was amended, and new snippets of information...information were grafted onto parts of the narrative. Whereas the original book was almost entirely concerned with |
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| Mining and Australia i. a, ae an YY : tae he | aioe ; nl f “+ 7 hie Tee OF = » = i |...eee i Mining and Australia edited by W.H. RICHMOND and P.C. SHARMA University of Queensland Press St...St Lucia © London © New York © University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Queensland 1983 This book...copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review, as...be made to the publishers. Typeset by University of Queensland Press Printed and bound by Silex Enterprise |
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| Newsletter of the MEDWAY FOSSIL AND MINERAL SOCIETY www.mfms.org.uk No. 02. July 2014 The editor of this...this edition of the MFMS Newsletter was Nick Baker Cover picture The old chalk pits, Blue Bell Hill. June...in this Newsletter are the views of the Editor and the named author of any articles published and are not...not necessarily the views of the Committee. Articles are accepted for publication on the understanding...for accuracy. Unless otherwise stated, reproduction of articles is allowed, providing source and author |
