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

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Mining Authorities Granted. G. and C. Hoskins Applicants

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Before the Mining Warden, Mr. G. R. Williams, at Goulburn on Monday, an authority to enter and search for silica and kaolin on 4½ acres near Bungonia was…

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Relic of the War. Sunk by a Mine. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

Reuters Leghorn correspondent reports that the steamship Assiria, 965 tons, engaged in a service between Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and…

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Municipal Coal Mine. Sydney Council's Enterprise Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

The City Council electric lighting committee decided to recommend the purchase of the Awaha coal mine for providing electricity to the city…

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Gold. Britain's Recovery. (United Service Message.) LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

Washington reports that since January 1 the flow of English gold into the United States has aggregated over 57,500,000 dollars…

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Sunk by Mine. 50 Lives Reported Lost. (United Service Message.) LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

It is reported that 50 lives were lost through the sinking of the Italian steamer Assiria after striking a mine. Such of the cable news on this…

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Fatal Revolver Fight. Detectives, Miners, Agitators and Mayor Killed. London, May 20

Young Witness · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 2

The "New York Times" reports that seven detectives, three miners, one agitator and the Mayor were killed in a revolver fight at Matewan…

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State Loan Coal Miner's Contribution

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 4

A coal miner at West Maitland has sent a war saving certificate for £1000 as a subscription to the State £2,000,000 loan…

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Mining Activity

Young Witness · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 5

TUMUT.—Development work a[?] the Yarrangobllly sllver-lead minin[?] co.'s properly are in full swing. [?] clean-up at the famous Gundagal…

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Gold Digging in Bendigo in 1852

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 6

When my brother Thomas and myself reached Bendigo in 1852 we found that goldfield goldfield to where we had been digging in…

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Cowra's Oldest Resident. Mr Thos. Adams, Aged 96. Eventful Life on Goldfields. Encounters with Bushrangers

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 3

An interesting gentleman called at the Cowra "Guardian" office a few days ago. He was Mr Thomas Adams, and he modestly admitted…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

In the Mining Warden's Court on Monday the Warden (Mr. G. R. Williams) granted the following authorities to enter land:—To search…

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Our Sydney Letter. Our Royal Visitor.--the Shipping Tangle.--the Secret of Popularity. -- Spoon-fed Steel Works.--famous Umbrella Menders. --Exit the Coal- Lumper.-- a Mining Proposition. "Flogging" a War Corres- Pondent.-- "Granny" Makes a Move. Our Royal Visitor

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

The weather in Sydney during the week has been sun-shiney and delightfully cool and bracing, and should it hold good, there is a pleasant time in front…

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Russian Gold. (Published in "The Times.")

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 2

The Times Stockholm correspondent states that a trainload of bar gold from Petrograd, worth seventeen million kroners, has been sent to Reval,…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

Mr. G. R. Williams, Warden, on Monday granted authority to P. R. Godfrey and J. W. Hatter to enter 30 acres, parish of Bumballa to search for…

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Those Floating "Mines." SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

It is believed that the floating objects which were thought to be mines off the south coast were only drums used in connected with…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 4

G. and C. Hoskins and Co. have lodged an application at Goulburn to mine for ironstone on 12 acres, parish of Inverary, and Wm. O'Neill has…

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Mining at Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

Our Bungonia correspondent writes— It looks as if another mining boom is coming, as mining leases have already been taken up, including one…

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Mining at Bungendore Two Copper Properties

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

Our Bungendore correspondent writes:—The Bungendore Proprietary Copper Mine Local Syndicate has been formed to work an extensive lode…

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Coal Declared "Black!" Outlook also Black. MELBOURNE

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 2

The Carters' union in Melbourne have now involved in the strike owing to coal being declared black. The outlook is dismal…

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Gold Lease Forfeiture

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

The gold lease of James Armstrong, comprising two acres in the parish of Nerrimunga, will be voided at 12.30 on June 5. The land will then be…

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