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Mining Towns : Making a Living, Making a Life.

A history of iconic Australian towns that have emerged as a result of mining booms-including Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie, and Kambalda-this book is a unique attempt to introduce urban readers to those communities, past and present. Unlike many mining books, this is n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eklund, Erik
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of New South Wales Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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