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Built on Gold – A history of Western Mining

14/09/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

A personal account of one of Australia’s best-known mining engineers. He writes about his early association with Gold Mines of Australia Limited, and the formation in 1933 of Western Mining Corporation Limited. The book recalls the exciting days of the finding and proving of bauxite deposits in the Darling range, the formation of Alcoa of […]

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