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

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Lost River Diamonds Expert to Report on Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 6

The display of Lost River diamonds in Mr. W. A. Golding's jewellery window has attracted much attention during the past few months…

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Lost River Diamonds and Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

Prospects look to be very favorable for the coming year for the Lost River sluicing proposition, near Crookwell. The diamonds on view…

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Nationalising the Mines a British Proposal LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 8

Far reaching plans for the re-organisation and development of the mining industry and the creation of a national power transport system…

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Mining Lease Cancelled

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 6

At the Goulburn Warden's Court on Tuesday afternoon the Acting warden, Mr. D. W. Reed, decided to recommend the cancellation of a…

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Lost River Diamond Mine Unmistakeable Evidence of Richness

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 5

The taking up of diamond and gold mining leases adjacent to the town of Crookwell has caused widespread interest…

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Naked Lights Death in the Mines SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 8

The Minister of Mines, in reply to a question, promised to confer with the Premier as to giving financial relief to victims of the explosion at…

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Mine Explosion One Man Killed Eleven Others Injured NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 8

One man was killed and eleven injured in an explosion at the Redhead mine, near Lake Macquarie to-day. At 3 p.m. the first ambulance from…

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Activity in Mining Prospecting in Goulburn District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

Although there are no big shows being worked in the Goulburn mining district there is a good deal of prospecting going on and the officials who…

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Another Mine Victim Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

Another victim of the Redhead collery explosion, Arthur Butterworth, aged 55 died in Wallsend Hospital this morning…

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Naked Lights in Mines Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 6

William Humble, formerly chief inspector of coal mines, told the Coal Commission that loss of life during the past thirty years was due to…

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Kangiara Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Brenton is busily engaged re-crecting the Concentrating Plant from the Tungsten Mines, Frogmore, at the Kangiara mines…

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Entombed Miners Rescue Hopes Abandoned Terrible Explosion in U.S.A. VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 8

A Pitsburgh message states that everyone is abandoning hope for any of the 16 miners unaccounted for after the explosion in time coal mine…

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Lost River Diamond Mine, Limited Prospectus Issued

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 6

The prospectus of the Lost Rives Diamond Ltd., the mining holdings of which are situated at Wheco, near Crookwell, has been issued, dated…

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Lost River Diamond Mines

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 8

Mr. Milne, ex-Government Geologist, has furnished a report in regard to the workings and prospects of the Lost River Diamond Mines, at…

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Prospecting for Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 2

Twenty-five acres of gold mining land have been taken up by Messrs. G. Summers and W. Rolfe at Tuena. Mr. Summers who is an old…

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Lost River Diamond Mine Company to Register

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 8

The Lost River Diamond Mine Ltd., has now obtained more than the required capital for re[?]stration purposed, having been successful in…

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Coal Face Ablaze Half a Million Damage Victorian Devastation MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

The fire, Yallourn, Where the great State fields of brown coal are situated, has a assumed tremendous preportions…

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Broken Hill's Water Mines to Close Down

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 8

The Broken hill mines will be compelled to close down on February 27 owing to the acute shortage of water. Arrangements are being made by the…

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Miners Resume Work After Six Months Strike VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 8

Mining in Penuslyvania resumed in the anthracite region on Thursday after nearly six months idleness. Trouble marked the re-opening of…

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Mining at Tumut

The Yass Courier · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 1

Crashing at the Billapaloora Gold Mines has had to be suspended owing to the scarcity of water for the battery boxed and plates. A trial tan had…

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