Items related to TRAGEDY TRACK
- PublisherHesperian Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0859051994
- ISBN 13 9780859051996
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Tragedy Track
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North Flinders Mines lLtd and Hesperian Press (Wayville, 1994), 1994
ISBN 10: 0859051994
ISBN 13: 9780859051996
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Seller: Books On Dean, Albury, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 1 out of 5 stars
The Story of the Granites 8.5" x 5.25", illustrated card covers, pp [i] ii - x, 1 - 134, illustrated by numerous b & w photographs. 1994 reprint of the 1933 first edition - as-new condition. Seller Inventory # 148488
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Tragedy Track : The Story Of The Granites
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North Flinders Mines Limed & Hesperian Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0859051994
ISBN 13: 9780859051996
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Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition is fine. Soft cover. 1st edition, published in 1994. Text body is immaculae inside. Book boards front and back clean. Spine intact. Book block clean all side. Over-all an excellent and neat copy. An expedition to "the Granites", a goldfield 380 miles north-west of Alice Springs, in 1932.The story of C.T. Madigan's 1932 Geological Expedition to the Tanami Desert in search of gold and the rush that followed. Baume describes his journey through the Red Centre to the desert and "the world's loneliest field". He describes the daily routine in search of gold and what was required to sustain life in this inhospitable area. He gives a brief account of the Coniston Massacre of 1928, police patrols in the Centre, the Inland Mission, desert aborigines and the challenges that confront them, and some of the characters he encountered during his time in the Territory. Tragedy Track was re-published to commemorate a milestone in one of Australia's greatest success stories - the pouring of the one millionth ounce of gold from North Flinders Mines Limited's Tanami Desert deposits in the Northern Territory on 13 September 1994. The Company's remarkable achievements - culminating in the discovery and mining of rich gold deposits at The Granites area of the Tanami - are traced in the final pages of this new edition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1699266817976
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TRAGEDY TRACK: The Story of the Granites
Published by
North Flinders Mines Ltd and Hesperian Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0859051994
ISBN 13: 9780859051996
Used
Soft cover
Seller: Rons Bookshop (Canberra, Australia), Canberra, ACT, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. "Tragedy Track" has been re-published to commemorate a milestone in one of Australia's greatest mining success stories - the pouring of the one millionth ounce of gold from North Flinders Mines Limited's Tanami Desert deposits in the Northern Territory on 13 September 1994, Seller Inventory # 000513
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