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

Mining & the mines, 1918

92 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 5

A New Gold and Scheelite Reef Discovery

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

A new reef, near the Old Louisa mine at Demondrille, four miles from Harden and Murrumburrah, on the main…

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Collapse in Mine. Like an Earthquake. Perth

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

A great collapse in the Co-operative Collery Company's mine at Colle occurred early yesterday moraine. The shock was felt all over the town like…

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Desert Gold. Record for Half Mile. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

Whilst training on the magpie track at Randwick this morning, Desert Gold put up a record for the half mile, covering the distance in forty nine…

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Mining

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The directors of the Marks' Hill Mining Company recently decided to put in rock drills driven by compressed air. The…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

Last week tho first consignment of wolfram concentrates from the Murks' Hill Mining Co. were brought into Crookwell for shipment to Sydney. It…

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Enemy Mine off N.Z. Coast

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

The naval adviser to the New Zealand Government announces that an enemy mine was discovered and exploded off Cape Farewell, Cock Strait. The mine was, however, in an…

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The Balmain Colliery

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

The Balmain Colliery, on which British, shareholders have spent something like a million sterling, the greater part of which has gone in the…

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Mining

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

Last week the first consignment of wolfram concentrates from the Marks' Hill Mining Co. were brought into…

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Mining at Forses

Young Witness · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 1

The Reliance Gold Mining Sydnicate which has been in existence some 18 months, has been prospecting on a lease at Gassett's Lead, Forbes, with…

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Coal Board Dissolved

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 2

The Coal Board which came into operation towards the end of 1916 will be dissolved and in all probability cease operations to-day. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT…

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Mr. Hughes and the Miners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 4

A coalminers' deputation on Tuesday informed the Prime Minister that miners wished to work with the Federal Government. It also asked that the Federal Coal Tribunal should be…

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Coal in Riverina

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 1

Some time back a now coal discovery was made adjacent to Coorabin railway station on The Rock to Oaklands branch. A prospecting…

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Mine Host “John Bridge!” Annual Easter Invitation

The Yass Courier · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 2

In good time for those of our readers who are going to Sydney for the Easter Carnival, John Bridge & Co., Ltd., announce herewith that they…

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Mine Host, "John Bridge!" Annual Easter Invitation

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

In good time for those of our renders who are going to Sydney for the Easter Carnival, John Bridge & Co., Ltd.; announce herewith that they…

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Humewood Silver-Lead Mine. Operations Starting To-day

The Yass Courier · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 2

The Humewood Silver-Lead Mine which is situated on the Wee Jasper road (or a short distance off the road), about 6½ miles from Yass, is…

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Stranger Than Fiction. an Echo of the Eugowra Gold Escort Robbery. Weird Whispers From Wheogo Mysterious Men in the Mountain

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

Is it only fancy that in the uncertain light shed by misty moonbeams adown the slope of Wheogo mountain are seen fleeting shadows that seem…

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Ant-arctic Explorer Dies on Mine Sweeper. (Reuter's Message). PEKING

Young Witness · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Ernest Wild, of the Shackleton Expedition of 1913, was killed while serving on a mine sweepar in the Meditorranean…

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Gold Rings for Soldiers

Young Witness · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 1

HARDEN, Tuesday—At a meeting of the Harden-Murrumburrah Win-the-War League, it was decided to present all returned soldiers with a gold…

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Comb-out of Miners. South Wales Supports. (United Service Special Cable). LONDON

Young Witness · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

South Wales voted by a majority of 694 to support a general come-out of 50,000 miners under Sir Eric Goddes scheme…

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Gold in the Duck

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 3

RYLSTONE, Friday.—The crop of a wild duck killed at Cudgegong, was found to contain nearly an ounce of gold…

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