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28 The Golden Mile - Ka;goorlie 28 March 2012

April 5th 2012
1. Money. We went on a great tour of the Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mine. This is the huge pit that has been dug and is currently extracting 22 tonnes of gold a year. The hole is 3½ kilometers long, 1½ kilometers wide and 500m deep. They expect to go down a further 300m and progress further along towards town. The cut may cease in 5 to 10 years because they (a) run into town and (b) the ore bo ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Eucla

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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