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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

MARULAN, MONDAY.—Mining throughout the district is proceeding satisfactorily. The Carrington iron mines are sending away a quantity of ironstone of good quality. The…

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Mining Disaster in British Columbia. Sixty-Five Men Suffocated

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 3

The miners who were imprisoned in a colliery at Cumberland, British Columbia, through the mine becoming on fire, have been suffocated. They consisted of 87…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Great Loss of Life

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 3

A terrible colliery disaster has occurred at Diamondville, Wyoming (U.S.A.). One of the coal mines caught fire with the result that 50 miners were entombed, and…

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A Curious Case. a Supposed Deceased Husband Reappears [?] v Mi[?]ne

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 2

Mr. [?] instructed by Messrs Arnott and Reynolds, appeared for petitioner. Re[?] did not appear. This was a suit brought by Eliza Bertha Milne,…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD, Monday.—The monthly police escert took 667[?]z. 13dwt. 19gr: of gold to Tarago in addition to a-largo amount sent privately in the past month. The Federal…

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Gold Yields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

The following gold yields are reported:— Araluen Valley Consolidated 24oz for 114 hours' work.—Araluen Proprietary, 20oz for 87 hours' work. Two days lost cleaning and…

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The Boers and the Gold Mines

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 1

A FORMER German officer who fought with the Boers, says a newspaper correspondent at Berlin, and has now returned to Germany, makes the…

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Striking a Gold Mine. Mrs. Harrison got on to good property.--Struck it rich and unexpectedly. Creates a Sensation

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 3

The surprise of a man who sinks a hole to make a well and strikes a gold mine is no doubt a pleasant one. Such a surprise was held in store for Mrs Harrison…

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"The Welcome Nugget." The biggest lump of Gold found in Australia

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 1

There are few Australians who have not heard of " The Welcome Nugget", and there are few museums existing in the Colonies, without a model of that precious…

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The Coal Trade. Colliers Laid Up

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 2

THE dispute between the owners of steam colliers and the Coal Lumpers' Union has reached a serious stage, eighteen steam colliers and three hulke being laid up on…

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The Coal-lumpers' Dispute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 2

A conference took took on Monday between the secretaries of the Seamen's Union and the Wharf Labourers' Union, and to-day (Tuesday) the owners will be consulted. Mr. Smith, M.P.,…

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The Coal Trouble

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 4

A CONFERENCE took place on Monday between the secretaries of the Seamen's Union and the Wharf Laborers Union and yesterday the owners were…

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Mining on the Rand. Guarded by Yeomanry

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 4

London, Thursday.— Work, including sinking and crushing, has begun on a limited scale on the Simmer and Jack, Jubilee, City and Suburban, Salisbury,…

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Small Gold Pieces

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 6

For several years gold half dollars and quarter dollars were issued in San Francisco, on private account. The real value of the half dollar was 40 cents and that of the…

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Braidwood Mining News

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 6

The Larbert dredge, known as the Braidwood Proprietary, but to be shortly named the Commonwealth, was floated on Wednesday last after considerable delay, owing to…

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Gold Souvenir for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

The warden at Goulburn has received a circular from Mr. Hennessy, organizing secretary of the Citizens' Royal Reception Committee, Sydney, asking him to ascertain whether any of the minors…

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The Rand Mines. London, April 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 4

The entire office staff of the Rand Mines Corporation proceeds to Johannesburg to-day…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 2

STATISTICS in connection with the trade of Newcastle for the quarter ended on Saturday last show an all-round increase. The coal exported to places beyond the…

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The Royal V[?]lt. Presentation of Souvenir of Gold

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

MR. Robertson P.M., mining warden at Young, has received from the committee which has been formed in Sydney for the purpose of making arrangements for the…

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Charge of Forging Gold Warrants. London, April 5

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 3

H. E. FRY, a director of a smelting corporation, and R. H. Evan a smelter, have been arrested on a charge of having forged…

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