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

Mining & the mines, 1906

332 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 16 of 17

Mining at Gundaroo

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 2

MR. J. H. DAVIS, of Messrs. Davis and Summers of Gundaroo, has had assayed a sample of quartrz ore taken from a reef ten feet wide, situated about 4t miles from Gundaroo. The…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 November 1906 · page 4

THE directors of Messrs. McCabe and Gillett, from whose mine the last consignment sent away yielded a profit of £204 on ten tons of ore, report that the lode is opening out and in…

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Explosion in a Colliery

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1906 · page 4

A fall in the workings of the Albion colliery Pontypridd, Wales, on Saturday caused an explosion. Five repairers were killed…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Maitland, Mining Warden. PROSPECTING AREA DECLARED ABANDONED. Daniel H. Taunton and Job Hockey were summoned by Terence Charles McMahon to…

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At the Kimberley Diamond Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 2

The necessity of preventing the illicit diamond traffic has its baneful effect upon the lives of the honest and sensitive. A fair idea of this can be drawn from the experiences of one…

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Two Miners Killed.—a Presentiment

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 6

Melbourne, Thursday.—While working in the 1680 feet level of the New Argus mine. Eagle-hawk, to-day, two married men, John Hummell and William Newman, were killed by a fall of…

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Improved Mining Machinery

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 November 1906 · page 4

The Star, of Johanesburg, states that trials of a drilling machine in the mines have been a complete success. This machine enables four natives to do the work of fourteen…

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Playing Cricket in a Salt Mine

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 4

The first ground possessed by the famous Lascelles Hall Cricket Club was an old quarry in which the members used to practice. A strange ground this, but not…

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West Harden. Gold Mine. [To the Editor.]

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 2

Sir,-- In reference to a paragraph that appeared in the 'Wild Cat Column, of the Bulletin dated November the 8th and 15th respectively…

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Short Story Vengeance Is Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 3

'SO that is your final answer, May?' The girl bit her underlip, and answered with effort: 'I'm afraid you must take it as that.'…

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West Harden Gold Mine. (To the Editor of the Burrangong Argus.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 4

Sir,—In reference to a paragraph that appeared in the ‘Wild Cat Column,’ of the BULLETIN dated November the 8th and 15th respectively…

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Three Hundred Pounds' Worth of Gold Stolen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 2

Kalgoorlie (W.A.), Wednesday.—Another gold robbery, on this occasion from the battery-house of the Golden Arrow mine, Broad Arrow, was reported to the local police this morning…

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District Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

GREAT interest is still being taken in mining matters at Merilla. Several experts from various quarters hale been over the different portions of the field and have formed a…

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All for Gold. Chapter I.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 8

'MY dear Jack, I rather like you. Firstly, because you are my brother, though I admit that's rather your misfortune than your fault; secondly, because you are good-looking, which is…

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Prison Labour for Mines

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 3

It is expected that the Natal Government will re-open negotiations to send rebel prisoners to the Premier Diamond Mines. The proprietors of the mines have offered £30,000…

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Coal in Abyssinia

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 3

A British syndicate has acquired the only known workable coalfields in Abyssinia…

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Welsh Miners and Unionism

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 4

Owing to the success of the South Wales coal miners the North Wales Miners' Federation has decided to also strike against the employment of non-unionists…

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All for Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 8

The old man who acts as groom, coachman, gardener, and general factotum, takes the horse and Jack leads his friend, into the house…

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A Bungonia Gold Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

It has been reported that very rich stone was struck at the 300 feet level in the Manton's Reef mine, Bungonia, a few days ago. This mine has a history. As the reef was found by two…

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Rhodesian Mine Flooded

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 4

A waterspout flooded the Valley mine, Gwanda, Rhodesia. Two white men were drowned and 50 natives are missing…

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