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

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Gold-separating Invention. London, April 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 4

The "Express" says that Mr. Edison has invented an air blast for the separation of gold from sand without the use of water. The new invention is said to be more costly than…

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The Kangiara Mine

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

Yesterday an interview took place at the Royal Hotel between Mr. Parker F. Bolton, of Melbourne, and the shareholders of the Kangiara Mine. Mr…

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Colliery and Town Destroyed. London, April 30

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 4

THE township of Frank, in North West Canada, has been the scene of a terrible disaster. The casualties cannot yet be…

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Our Sydney Letter. Monday, the Collieries

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

In Victoria the Trades Hall is resisting a demand that is alleged to be illegal. At Newcastle the minors ere loudly condemning the Arbitration Court, which was established…

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Gold Yield

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 May 1903 · page 4

A RETURN compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold produced in this state during the month of April was 56,939 ounces crude, equal to 48,491 ounces line,…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Murphy. Hattie and Helleman, miners, applied for the suspension for three months of labour conditions on their mineral and…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4

A warden's court was hold at Goulburn on Thurs. day, before Mr. S. Murphy, P.M., who granted a suspension of labour conditions for three months in respect to a mineral and prosp-cting area of 80…

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The Balkans. More Bombs. Dynamite Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4

The Austrian squadron has withdrawn from Salonica. Sixty Macedonian insurgents throw bombs among 2000 Bashi Bazouks at Koundino, killing…

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Mining at Junction Point

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 2

MINING matters at Junction Point are now taking a bright turn. Recently we reported that Messrs. Clements and party had sold out their mine for…

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The Arltunga Goldfield

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 4

R. CUMMINGS, a well-known mining expert , and recently manager of the Reef Hill claim at Wombat, on the Daylesford line, has returned to Ballarat from Arltunga…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 2

QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday.—The late rains have given an impetus to mining, and some shows in this district are soon to be opened up. The Cotter mine has been retaken by a Melbourne…

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Reported Gold Discoveries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 4

Muswellbrook, Tuesday.—Gold is said to have been discovered at Ogilvie's Hill, about three miles front Denman, on the Jerry's Plains Road, 18 miles from Muswellbrook, in the vicinity of the…

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Prehistoric Diggings. Evidence of Former Gold Mining in the Yukon Region

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 5
Also in Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate

One of the returned Klondykers tells the "Portland Telegram" of some statements made to him by a member of the North-west Mounted Police. Which if accurate…

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Russia Ordering Coal. London, May 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 2

The fact of Russia ordering a quarter of a million tons of coal for Port Arthur, including 80,000 tons from Cardiff, it is considered betrays a warike, even a provocative, attitude…

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Miners in Congress

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—An International Miners’ Congress, representing 1,500,000 mine-workers is now sitting at Brussels under the presidency of Mr. B…

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Mining at Trunkey

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

Trunkey, Wednesday.—At Junction Point considerable excitement has been occasioned through the discovery of rich auriferous quartz, A number of leases have been applied for. G. Blay has bad a…

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Spring Range Field. Some Good Gold

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

ON Monday last some fine samples of gold are reported to have been taken to Queanbeyan from Spring Range field, near Jeir. The pieces are said to have…

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Coal-cutting Machines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 6

West Maitland, Wednesday. Coal-cutting machines have arrived at Pelaw Main Colliery, and arrangements are now being made for laying the necessary pipes to convoy tile compressed air by…

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New Gold Discovery

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 2

A new discovery of gold has been made about five miles from Tuena, in a creek in the mountains' half a mile distant from Mr. Hearne's residence, on the main road to Junction Point…

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