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Central Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

5 stories in Central Coast's papers

Floating Mines

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 10

When Nelson fought, there were deeds of valor done, Men fought man to man, and bravely victory won;…

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Kurri Miners Idle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 6

The shortage of explosives is causing much uneasiness and is responsible for the slackness of work in the Kurri Kurri mines, and also for the…

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Historical Landmarks. Where Gold Was First Discovered at Ballarat

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 17

A simple stone marks the spot where gold was first discovered in Australia. "Gold discovered 1851," is the brief legend it bears. But the…

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Pocket of Gold

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 12

Jockey W. H. Smith, who was killed at Rosehill, rode Alias in the Metropolitan, and that was why one punter won £1000. This fortunate being…

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" Old Gold and Silver War Fund."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 18

A new fund has been started in Sydney, during the last few days with the Hon. Sir W. p. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as President, and…

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