iii, 257 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, 1 folded leaf : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Contents
1. The first five years of mining, 1855-1859 -- 2. Mining partnerships in the 1860s -- 3. Early company mining -- 4. Company development in the 1870s -- 5. The boom years of the 1880s -- 6. The unsuccessful mines, 1890-1916 -- 7. A successful mine, the Lord Nelson, 1890-1915 -- 8. After World War I -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Glossary of mining terms -- Appendix 2. Family stories
