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

Mining & the mines, 1916

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The Moewe. Arrives in Germany. Claims Mining the King Edward Vii. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

A German official message states that the Moewe has arrived in Germany. AMSTERDAM, Sunday. A German naval communique states that the…

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Mines Closing Down. Short of Wood. Kalgoorlie

Young Witness · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

Owing to a dispute over the wood supply, there is a danger of some of the mines of the Gwalia Mines, Kalgoorlie, closing down owing to a…

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The Dardanelles. Why the Mines Were Removed. Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 4

The Tribuna states that two Austrian Dreadnoughts which have been completed propose to rush the Dardanelles. This explains the removal of mines…

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Gold Near Tumut. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 2

Considerable interest has been excited in the goldfleld at Goobraganda, near Tumut, where samples of the ore are said to have assay[?]d from…

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Important Gold Field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 4

The Goobraganda goldfield is described by Mr. Jaquet, Chief Inspector of Mines, as an important discovery. The field is in the parish of Goobraganda, county of Buccleuch—about 30…

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South Coast Miners. a Serious Aspect. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

The colliery dispute on the South Coast has assumed a serious aspect, A Thousand miners are Idle. It is rumored that If Parliament does not…

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Old Goldfields. Prospects of Re-working

Young Witness · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 1

Mr. Estell's proposal to Inquire Into the possibility of further working old goldflelds is to be put into immed[?]ate operation. Mr. Burke, warden,…

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Boro Tin Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 4

Mineral lease No. 144, the property of the Boro Tin Mining Co., comprising about 80 acres of an undulating area of country, is located on the station property of Mr. W. D. Gordon, Manar,…

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Export of Gold. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

The Fedoral Treasurer has Imposed an embargo, prohibiting the export of gold from the Commonwealth…

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Western Front. Bombarding and Mining. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

A communique states: There were no infantry actions at night, but a vigorous bombardment and mining in the Argonne and Woevre…

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On the British Front. Guns, Grenades, and Mines. London

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

General Sir Douglas Harg reports. "Last night we captured an officer and four men at St. Eloi Hand grenading continues, and there is active…

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Mine Closed Down. Adelong

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 2

News has come to hand that the Glbraltar Consolidated Gold Mine has closed down. All hands have been given notice, and the dismantling has…

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Boro Tin Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 4

The "Braiwood District News" correspondent writes: "Last week quite a galaxy of interested capitalists and experts visited the Bora Tin Mine (Boro). The visitors included Mr. E. S…

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A Mining Dispute. a Merrilla Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

In the Mining Warden's Court, Goulburn, to-day (Tuesday), before Mr. G. R. Williams, Warden, Henry Thomas, of Cullarin, applied for the registration of his mining tenement of…

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Gold Rush in the West. an Ounce to the Dish. Orange

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

Every available [?]oot of ground has been taken up at Wellwood station, where gold was recently discoverse, and some large sums have been paid…

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Submarines and Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 4

London, May 1.—A message from New York says that the French passenger steamer Patria ((11,885 tons), on arriving from Naples, reported having escaped by 10 feet a torpedo from a…

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Mine Sweepers Sunk. LONDON

Young Witness · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

A Danish paper states that in October last, eight [?]erman mine sweeperg under the auxiliary cruiser Kaiser, anchored in the Sound off Jutland…

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Bygaloree Gold-find

Young Witness · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 6

Our representative (says the Wyalong Star) paid a visit to the scene of the new discovery on Monday in company with J. Lee. J. Howard, and…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 4

A sitting of the above was held on Monday morning before Mr. Williams, Mining Warden. Maurice Roach, mining promoter, applied for permission to mine for gold on private lands at…

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Chinamen and Their Gold. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 1

Two Chinese passengers on the steamer Empire, which left Sydney for Hong Kong last week, were at the Police Court to-day charged with attempting to export gold specie, and were…

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