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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 6 of 17

Mining at Gundaroo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 2

A syndicate called the Oravida Mining Co. (No Liability) is being formed with a view of testing a mineral property about six miles from Gundaroo. Two men are at present employed sinking and…

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American Miners' Strike. London, April 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 4

Eleven collieries, including those of Pittsburg concede to their employees, an advance of 6 percent. in their wages…

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The Discoverer of Australian Gold

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 2

Most people are under the impression that Mr. E. H. Hargreaves was the first discoverer of gold in Australia, and probably his name will go down to posterity…

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Mining at Gundaroo

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

A SYNDICATE called the Oravida Mining Co. (No-Liability) is being formed with a view of testing a mineral property about six miles front Gundaroo. Two men are at present…

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Gold Ingots Mystery. Police Fail in a Charge

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 4

"Having in his possession and not giving a satisfactory, account of the same, five ingots of gold end some scrap gold, valued at [?]…

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The Disoverer of Australian Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 6

Most people are under the impression that Mr. E. H. Hargreaves was the first discoverer of gold in Australia, and probably his name will go down to posterity as such. Time after…

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A Bishop's Experience Among Idaho Miners

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 4

Bishop Ethelbort Talbot, in Harper's Magazine for March, tells how he obtained his first experience of preaching to miners in the state of Idaho, U.S…

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Mining Disaster at Broken Hill

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 4

FHTREN or more men were affected on Monday morning by a disaster in the Proprietary mine. A pipe-fitting gang was engaged near Drew shaft, at the 400ft, level, setting pipes…

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Broken Hill Mining Disaster

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 4

Broken Hill, Monday.—Fifteen or more men were affected this morning by a disaster in the Proprietary mine. A pipe-fitting gang was engaged near Draw shaft, at the 400ft. level,…

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Mining at Gundaroo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 2

Messrs. H. J. Bell and J. N. flay. directors. visited the Oravide mine last Wednesday, and report that prospecting operations on both lodes are being carried on. They are quite…

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Broken Hill Mine Disaster. a Four Months Suspension

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—An important decision was arrived at to-day by the directors of the North Broken Hill, Junction, and Junction North companies, held in Melbourne. It was…

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French Mining Disturbance

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 5

Miners in France are creating disturbances Serious rioting has occurred, and many persons have been wounded. Reinforcements have been ordered…

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The Brench Colliery Eire

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 6

American files received on Monday per the R .M S. Sierra contain details of the disastor that occurred last month in the Courrieres colliery as…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 4

Some time ago we mentioned that prospecting operations were started in connection with a silver lode at Wyambene, on the Upper Shoalhaven. Since then work has been carried…

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Audacious Mine Robbery. MELBOURNE

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 2

An audacions robbery was committed at Victorian Consols mine, Bendigo, on Sunday or Monday morning. Thieves wrenched off a padlock by…

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The Californian Gold Rush

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

NOT many miles from Shasta City, in California, is a gulch of which a strange story is told. It is a deep ravine, with the rocks showing all…

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The Coal-getters. Ivor's Vigil

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 4

Mr Joseph Keating writes In tho "Daily Mail" of 6th February:--The boy knelt at his father's head crying helplessly, "Father, father!"…

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Fatal Colliery Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 4

Some loaded trucks in the Dowlais colliery, Aber[?]yon, Wales, dashed against some miners who were waiting to ascend a shaft. Five of the miners were killed. Seven others…

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Curra Creek Copper Mine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 2

THE proprietors report that they are preparing 20 tons of first ore for shipment to England and 30 tons of second for trans. mission to War[?]ah for smelting purposes…

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Curra Creek Copper Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 4

The proprietor of the Curra Creek copper mine reports that he has had bagged ready for shipment to London about 20 tons of ore, which has been assayed at 50 per cent. of copper. He…

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