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

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Coal Mine Disaster

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

Signals from miners entombed in the Reden coal mine, Prussia, where an awful explosion occurred, are still heard…

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Braidwood Gold Yield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

Braidwood, Saturday.—The monthly police escort took 700oz. of gold to Tarago to-day. Last year 8393oz. of gold, valued at £33,000, were sent by escort, whilst it is known that fully as much more…

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Merrilla Copper-mining Co

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above company on Monday evening a resolution was passed endorsing the action of the directors with regard to the sale of the property to…

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Mine Explosion.—30 Deaths

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

An explosion occurred in the Davis colliery West Virginia. Thirty persons, mostly foreigners, were killed…

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District Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

A COMPANY with a capital of £1000, in 16,000 shares of 5/- each, is being formed in Melbourne for the purpose of acquiring the property of the Sugar Loaf Copper…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 4

A company is being formed for the purpose of acquiring the property of the Sugar Loaf Copper Prospecting Syndicate, consisting of 160 acres of copper-bearing country, three miles from Merrilla…

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Colliery Explosion

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

By an explosion in the Davis colliery, West Virginnia (U. S. A.) thirty miners, mostly foreigners, were killed…

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Mining

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

The mine manager of Harden West mine repents for the week ended 2nd inst. that the shaft had been sunk 9ft making a total of 128ft. The ground…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

A MINING Warden's Court was held this morning before Mr. Maitland, mining warden Claude Hamilton Wakefield applied for authority to enter 8 acres of land in portion…

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All for Gold. Chapter Xii

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

"Greta," says Jack, slowly and with an air of judicial gravity, "I fear that Lorrie is about to have the measles." It is the third morning after the races…

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Poseidon Gold Rush

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

Up till Saturday gold buyers at Tarnagulla (Vic.) purchased over 5000oz gold from the Poseidon field. The actual amount won would be hard to determine, as the gold is…

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A Mining Venture

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

AT the early part of this week, there was circulated throughout [?] town, the prospectus of the Harden Central Gold Mining Company, which it was proposed to form…

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All for Gold. Chapter Xiv

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

Ten days of the month during which Guy has promised the earl that he will refrain from writing to or seeing Lorrie have elapsed. It is afternoon tea-time at the…

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Official Notices. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney, 12th February, 1907

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

Sir, -- I am directed to inform you that the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture has approved of a Special Grant of £100 being given to the P. and A. Association. A…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M., Mr. Maitland, Mining Warden. An application was made by Francis E. Murdock to mine on the private property of…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

The Mining Warden, Mr. Maitland, has granted an application by Francis E. Murdock to mine on the private property of Hogg Brothers, of Marulan. The rent has been fixed at 5s per acre per annum,…

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Good Hope Mines

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

The miners at the Good Hope copper mines, or the greater portion of them, have left work, through a dispute arising over payment for broken time…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 3

DONALD MURRAY and Sampson Edward Murray to-day applied for a gold lease of over 12 acres, westerly from portion 31, parish of Collector, county Argyle…

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Gulf Creek Copper Mine Sold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 4

In 1905 the Sydney company owning the above mine took its traction engine off the road between mine and Manilla, sacked its men, and after arriving at the conclusion that the mine was no good—folded…

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Goulburn Mining District. Important Project

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. J. E. Scantlebury, of London, representing an English and Australian syndicate, is on a visit to this district. He has in view a project which if it is carried into execution will have a tremendous…

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