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

Mining & the mines, 1910

287 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 15

The Coal Strike. Question of Responsibility

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 4

Surprise was expressed by the Premier on Thursday evening at the attempt of Mr. J. C. Watson, in a speech delivered at Bondi on Wednesday, to fasten upon the State…

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Cable News. Colliery Catastrophe. Flames in Full Command. London, May 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

Experienced rescue parties at Whitehaven are still baffled. There was terrible disappointment on their returning and reporting that the task of rescue was impossible, and…

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Cable News. Colliery Catastrophe. London, May 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 4

A special rescue party from Newcastle, Tankersley, and Sheffield, using a safety apparatus, approached within 130 yards of the fire, but dense smoke and heat made the metal…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. 137 Men Entombed. the Mine on Fire Gallant Efforts at Rescue. All Hope Abandoned. London

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 2

The Wellington pit, at Whitehaven Cumberland, where many miners have been entombed as tho result of an explosion, is owned by Mie Earl o Lonsdale…

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Coal Strike Recalled. Presentation to Williamson and Phillips

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 7

The recent coal strike was recalled to mind on Saturday morning when occasion was taken to present two whose names were prominently…

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All Hope Abandoned. Terrible Fate of White Haven Miners Desperate, But Vain, Relief Efforts. London

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 7

Desperate efforts were made to extinguish the outbreak of fire before all hope of rescuing the 133 entombed men in the Wellington pit,…

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Young's Gold Mine. a Curious Origin

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 2

Young, the town which has grown into an important place amongst inland town, has a gold mine within its "boundaries. There is however, no…

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A Strange Nesting Place. Thrush's Nest, with Eggs. Discovered in the Spokes of a Coal Truck on the Midland Railway at Stairtfoot

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 3

On the Midland Railway, at Stairfoot, a thrush's nest containing eggs has been found in the spokes of a coal truck. Instructions have been given that it is not to be moved till the birds are hatched…

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Mining

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Walsh, Manager of the Cullinga Gold Mine reports for the past week:—No. 2 shaft is now cleaned out to a depth of 90 feet from the…

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In a Western Mining Camp

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 8

A gentleman interested in gold and silver mining writes:—“Assayers are the common butt in all mining camps, and; as a rule, I believe, they get it in the…

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Stolen Gold Recovered. a Child As Detective

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 6

The authors of the great Mint robbery at Munich have been discovered, and today the police have recovered possession of nearly all the stolen coins. The…

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Action Against Coal Vend Writs Issued in Sydney. Many Firms Charged. Alleged Breaches of Antitrust Act

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 3

WRITS against certain coal and shipping companies, charging them with breaches. of the Australian industries [?] Act were on Thursday issued in Sydney…

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Cullinga Mines

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Walsh, Manager of the Cullinga Gold Mine, reports for the week ending May 28 as follows :— No. 2 shaft is now cleaned out to the…

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Sapling Point Mine

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 3

The Sapling Point mine has been closed down. This show was worked for an influential Sydney company, by Messrs. Johnson and See, and as the…

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Mining

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 2

The fact of Mr. J. J. B. S[?]ott having been granted three months’ suspension of labor conditions on P. G.L. No. 1, at Kangiara, to allow of…

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Mining. Yass Warden's Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 4

William Macintyre, manager of Kangiara Blocks, no liability, lease 4 and 5, in the parish of Taunton, county of King, applied, for suspenson of…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Mining Stock

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 6

Sales on 'Change to-day included—Tolwong Minerals, 15/. DEATH OF AN EX-JUDGE. Ex-Justice Walker, who retired from the…

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Tragedy Follows Tragedy. Mystery of Two Midnight Deaths at a Mining Village

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 3

Warsop, a Notts colliery village, was thrown into a fever of excitement on Saturday over a double tragedy, which, though of a sordid character, is not without a…

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Looted Gold Mines. a Series of Robberies

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 4

A series of amazing robberies are reported from Nevada, where a hundred miners in the goldfields have been looting several mines and stealing large…

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Stock on Gold Reserves

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 4

Braidwood, Tuesday.—At the Braidwood Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. G. R. Williams and F. M. Cooper, Js.P., John Coffey and Michael Coffey were proceeded…

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