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

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Long Tunnel Mine

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 2

A Gundagai correspondent telegraphed:— A parcel of upwards of 100 tons of ore from the Long Tunnel mine is being carted for treatment to the Kimo Battery…

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Harden Gold Mine Ltd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 2

Report for the week ending 23rd August:-- No. 4 Level Rise No. 3 West has been started at a point 335' from…

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A Miners' Strike. London, August 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 2

Four thousand miners struck work in the Glamorgan collieries, Rhondda, yesterday, owing to deductions made in their wages for leaving the pit, in accordance with custom, on…

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The Long Tunnel Mine

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1912 · page 2

A clean-up of 45 tons of ore from the stopes in the Long Tunnel mine at Gundagai yielded 188oz. retorted gold. A further 60 tons remain to be carted, wet…

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Gold Discoverer’s Death

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1912 · page 2

The death occurred suddenly at his lodgings early on Sunday of Mr. George [?]ice (61), the original prospector of the rich reef now known as the Long Tunnel…

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Dream Leads to Gold Discovery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 4

John O'Connell and W. Kitto came into Shepparton on Monday with specimens of golden quartz, which they reported having obtained from a reef a mile and a half from the township…

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Harden Gold Mine

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

The Mill at Harden Gold Mine during the month of August ran 532 hours, crushing 900 tons for gold valued at £2003. Last week the mill ran 137 hours,…

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Gold Snap

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon the weather turned bitterly cold and during the night, which was wild and boisterous, ten points of rain fell…

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French Colliery Disaster. Paris, Sept. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 4

Sixty bodies have been recovered at Bethune. Most of them are unidentifiable. Five of the men who were injured have succumbed. When the Assembly met on Thursday…

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Dream leads to Gold Discovery

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

John O’Connell and W. Kito came into Shepparton on Monday with specimens of golden quartz, which they reported having obtained from a reef a mile and a…

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Harden Gold Mine Ltd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 2

Report for the week ending 6th September:-- No. 4 Level Rise No. 3 West has been started at a point 335' from…

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Coal Veal Appeal

The Yass Courier · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 2

The High Court delivered au unanimous judgment on Friday, on the appeal in the Coal Vend case. The original action was taken by the…

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Selling Price of Coal. Miners Want It Raised

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 2

Newcastle Monday.—It will come as a surprise to most people, to learn that the Colliery Employees' Federation has been seeking to induce the colliery proprietors to raise the…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Fire in Pelaw Main Colliery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 4

A fire was discovered in a portion of the underground working of the Pelaw Main Colliery at Kurri Kurri this morning. Efforts are being made to locate the seat of the fire. Meanwhile…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Sales of Mining Stock

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 6

Amongst the sales on Change to-day were Kyloe, ordinary, 2/1. MORE BURGLARIES. Several additional burglaries were reported…

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Miners' Federation. London, Sept. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

The anthracite district of the South Wales Miners' Federation, with a membership of 18,000, has decided to quit the federation and to conduct its own affairs in future. The action…

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[Reuter's.] London, Sunday. Record Gold Shipment

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 4

The Kinfauns Castle brought £1,224,365 in specie to Southampton, being a record consignment from South Africa. M. SAZONOFF…

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Mallee Hen Mine. Another Splendid Crushing. 1014oz. From 60 Tons

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 2

MR. C. F. MCLEAN, the lucky owner of the Malles Hen Mine. Ardlethan has just up another crushing at Neeld’s Battery, Wya[?] Mr. McLean…

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Miners' Congress. London, Oct. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 4

The congress of the Miners' Federation, which is sitting at Swansea, by 306,000 votes to 283,000 decided upon the introduction of a working week of five days…

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News of the Day. A New Gold Discovery

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

A new discovery of gold is reported from Colinroobie, about 12 miles from Barrellan. Vary good stone has been found showing rich gold…

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