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

Mining & the mines, 1906

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A Rich Copper Mine

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 September 1906 · page 2

SOME fine samples of copper ore are on view in Mr. O. Pursehouse's window in Auburn-street. They came from the 60 feet level of the Goulburn Prospecting Syndicate's mine…

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Lloyd's Copper Mine. to Be Closed Temporarily

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 4

Burraga, Tuesday.—Owing to the bad state of the Burraga roads Lloyd's Copper Company has decided to close down for a few weeks early in October, and to instal a Babcock Wilcox…

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The Budgery Mine Boom

Goulburn Herald · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

IT is manifest, from the feverish manner in which mining investors are chasing the scrip of the Budgery Mines, Limited, that many people regard its lode as giving promise of…

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Goulburn Mining Syndicate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 October 1906 · page 4

Developments on the property of the above syndicate at Gurrundah continue favourable. The shaft is now down about 70 feet. Recently the 4th of an original 25th share was sold for…

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Rich Gold Reef Near Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 October 1906 · page 2

We have it on good authority that the truckload of ore despatched to Cockle Creek from Armstrong and Blacket's reef last week yielded over 10oz of fine gold per ton. This is the third…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 5

An explosion in the Pocahontas collieries in Virginia entombed 75 men. WOOL SALES. The wool sales closed firm, being the…

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Mining

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 2

THE Harden mill during the past month ran 508 hours, crushing 370 tons for 28914 oz. bullion, worth [?]3 15[?]per oz. There was also cyanided 396…

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Goldfields Sarcasm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

Perth, Friday.—At a meeting of the goldfields members of the Australian Natives Association last night the following resolution was carried:—"The goldfields members of the…

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Germans and Welsh Coal Mines

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 2

The Daily Mail says that Germans have purchased from the original owners, Whitworth, collierios at Neath (Wales) , comprising twelve square miles, and containing 375,000,000…

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Miners Against Socialism

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 4

The Durham mines by a large majority rejected a proposal for affiliation with the Labour Representation Committee (Socialist party)…

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Gold for Egypt

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 4

A sum of £1,350,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England last Reek and remitted to Egypt…

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Daring Mine Robbery. Thieves 500 Feet Underground

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 2

ONE of the most daring robberies of gold are that have ever been committed in Kalgoorhe was carried out on Sunday night in the underground works of the Great Boulder…

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Coal Combine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 4

A combine, which has been in process of formation for nine months, to control the output of the Newcastle and Maitland collieries, has now been consummated. The combine affects…

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Purchase of Welsh Collieries

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 3

A French syndicate is negotiating for the purchase of five collieries in the Swansea valley for £250,000…

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Mining

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

THE report and balance-sheet of the directors of the Harden Gold mine, Ltd, contain complete aud detailed information of the operations for the…

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Gold for Egypt

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 3

Another Gunner of a million pounds sterling of gold has been withdrawn from the Bank of England for Egypt. It is rumoured that another million will be needed…

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Daring Mine Robbery. THIEVES 500 Feet Underground

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

One of the most daring robberies o gold ore that have-ever been commit ed in Kalgoorlie was carried out on Sunday night in the underground…

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Purchase of Welsh Collieries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 6

A French syndicate is negotiating for the purchase of five collieries in the Swansea Valley for £250,000…

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Artificial Gold

The Burrowa News · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 1

The discovery of a direct [?] of producing artificial cold by [?] means would, according to Col. R. E. b. Crompton, mark the solution of a problem of real…

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In a Western Mining Camp

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 4

The late Joseph Jefferson used to say that his career came very near being nipped in the bud in a small Western town. lie at that time was a member of a small pioneer company…

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