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

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Gold Feet

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 6

It might seem a reckless paradox to say that barefoot nations suffer less from cold feet than the owners of patent footwear, but experimenters who…

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Rich Gold Find

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

Kalgoorlie, Sunday.—News is to hand that a rich find was made at Kanowna last Friday afternoon, about too yards north of the North White Feather Company's battery. On…

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Meglo Silver-mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

At the preliminary meeting of the Meglo Silver-mining Company (Crookwell), held in Melbourne, it was decided to register the company, and adopt rules and regulations…

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A Visit to the Binda Silver Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 4

The day is all that one could desire for an outing—windless, warm, and bright, with but a few scattered clouds upon the distant horizon—and as surmount the hill to the west of…

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Colliery Disasters. Miners Entombed. Scranton (Pen.), April 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4

Between 50 and 75 men are entombed in Throop colliery, owing to on outbreak of fire in the mine, which has cut off any hope of their escape. Later…

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State Gold Mine Looted. Vienna, April 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4

Robbers lowered themselves down a disused shaft and concealed themselves in the Hungarian State gold mine at Veresviz. They emerged at night armed with dynamite bombs and…

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Young Lady on Strike. Miners' Co-operative Store

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

Even Ministers whose patience is sorely tried by the unreasonable acts and words of their "friends" must have smiled at the latest strike development reported from the South Coast. The South Coast…

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Robbery of Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 4

Forest Reefs, Tuesday.—Surprise was created here on Saturday when it became known that an amalgamating table in the battery at Quandong, which was being cleaned up the previous night,…

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The Tolwong Block-up Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 4

Mr. J. Hogan writes.—A little while back I was invited by some of the directors to pay a visit to this field, and having a day out last week I proceeded to Tin Gully, where it terminates at the Shoalhaven…

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Mining

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

At the 75 feet level of the Bookham Mine the north drive has been extended a further distance of 3 feet, making a total of 63 feet. There are…

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Averting Loss of Life in Mine Accidents

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 3

It is suggested by Mr. Charles Burt, of Carltori. Victoria (Australia), that along drives of mines to where miners are working, should be laid…

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Ladies' Column. Fashion and Things [?]Mine. (Copyright.) Tunic Dresses

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 4

The long coat of black velvet is so popular a feature of winter fashions that it has now become almost a livery. Rich-looking in itself, it is at the same…

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Tolwong Block-up Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 6

The mine manager of the Tolwong Block up mines reports under date April I as follows:—"The shaft at No. I mine is now in (or down) a distance of 58 feet, and at this…

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Mining at Michelago

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 2

The Michelago correspondent of the "Leader" writes:—Messrs. Murry Bros. have discovered a new reef earning gold on the Michelago Creek reef close to the [?]rrumbidgee river. They are…

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Enough Gold to Sink a Ship

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 6

The expression "enough gold to sink a ship" is often used by many people, few of whom have any conception as to what such a quantity represents. The…

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Harden Gold Mine Ltd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 8

Report for the week ending 28th April. Owing to an accident to the Mine Pump No 5 Level has been flooded…

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Scientific Notes. 270,000,000 Tons of Coal

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 4

Some 270,000,000 tons of coal were raised from the pits of Great Britain during 1910—sufficient in bulk to build a wall around the United…

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Wonderful Gold Reef. Rich Discovery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 4

Gundagai, Tuesday.—The town has been stirred by the reports of rich discoveries of gold in Long Tunnel mine on Kimo Station, owned by a Gundagai syndicate. On Saturday…

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Mining

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 4

Steady progress is being made with the sinking of the main shift of the Kangiara Mines. Five and a half feet were recorded last week, bringing…

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Union to Be DlSSOLVED. Coal and Shale Workers. Effect of an Injunction

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 3

THE big union of miners the Coal and Shale Miners Federation of New South Wales, is approaching dissolution. A ballot just taken by the northern division…

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