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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 4 of 5

Gold at Nimitybelle

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 6

Mr, J. Kennedy, of Reidsdale, brought to our office on Thursday several samples of stone taken from the reef recently discovered near…

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Mining

Young Witness · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 5

Mr. G. R. Williams, the new mining warden. sat for the first time at Young yesterday. Authority to enter was given to persons to mine for…

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Old Mine to be Reopened

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 4

The shareholders of the old, orginal Cadia copper mine, near Orange, which has been closed for some years have decided to sell the wholo of the…

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Mining Rich Deposit of Manganese

Young Witness · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 4

We are pleased to state that Messrs James Barnes (Nubba) and Coyle and Co (Wallendbeen) have found a good rich deposit of Manganeso within 2½…

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Gold Discovery at Idaho

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 4

The American Consul in Melbourne furnishes to Reuter the following news by wireless from Honolulu:—Iadho: A new discovery of gold, from which 800 dollars worth in dust and…

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Mining New Discovery of Tin

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 1

Our special correspondent at Barmedman, writes:— A new discovery of tin has been made at Mandamah (about twelve…

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Tin Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 2

Mr. Warden James reports that the tin mining industry at Ardle than is in full swing owing to the high price of tin and the consistency of the yield. Some of the best mines' output at…

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The Production of Gold

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 1

Very curious and amusing are the comments by financial "authorities" on the falling off in the world's production…

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Marks' Hill Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

Word was received in Goulburn on Monday that a very rich deposit of wolfram had been struck in the Marks Hill mine, Reid's Flat, in which several Goulburn investors are…

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Two Enemy Mines. One Exploded Near Eden

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 2

Eden, Monday.—A sensation was caused here by the news that two enemy mines were discovered at 6 p.m. yesterday by the steamer Emerald Wings, bound from Sydney to Port…

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Mines Off Coast. Two Discovered at Eden. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 2

Two mines have been discovered off Eden (N.S.W.) by the steamer Emerals Wings, which towed one into twofold bay and exploded it…

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Coal and Shale Employees. New Log Submitted. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 2

The Illawarra and Western Coke Works proprictors Association has received a log from the Australian Coal and Shale Empolyees Federation…

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Are You a Gold Mine?

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 3

Forty thousand pounds' worth of gold is placed in the teeth of Londoners each year. This is the modest estimate that a…

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Burraga Copper Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 1

Bathurst Saturday.—The Abererombie Mines Company, at Burraga, has reduced its hands to about on-fifth of the normal number owing to the necessity for reducing the…

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Coal Shortage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 1

The prospective coal shortage in the winter is causing increasing anxiety in England. The War Office is releasing 10,000 miners from the home army. The Italian Coal Mission. which is…

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Big Coal Strike Likely

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 2

The Coal Controller announces that the sur face workers in certain Yorkshire collieries have threatened to strike, primarily over disputed hours of work. The underground workers have…

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Subsidising Gold Production

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 1

The British sovereign is popularity supposed to be the very sign and symbol of stability. It is not certain,…

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Gold Discovery Near Orange

Young Witness · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 6

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines has been shown some excellent specimens of reef gold discovered at Ophir, close to Orange, and about 1200 yards…

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Mines Close Down. Port Pirie Trouble. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 2

The Broken Hill South and Central Proprietary mines have noticed a cessation of work to morrow on account of the coal shortage. It is reckoned…

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Coal Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 2

London, Aug. 22.—Twenty thousand coal workers in the Rotherham, district struck yesterday evening pending a settlement of the dispute in connection with the surfacemen's wages award…

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