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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

282 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 15

Mining News

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 2

THE total value of the mineral production of New South Wales for last year was £6,570,820, an increase of nearly half a million over the…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

Victor Brother known as the discoverers of Victor's quartz mine, Wood's Point, Victoria ledged in the Melbourne Mint on Monday a cake of gold weighing 439½oz., the product of 80 tons of stone…

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Proposed Resumption of Coal Waggons

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 10

The notice of motion given in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. J.L. Fegan, M.L.A., for the resumption by the Government of the rolling stock (coal waggons) belonging to the various coal…

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The Very Latest. London, Wednesday. a Bold Robbery of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1901 · page 3

A sensational gold robbery is reported from Vallejo Pablo, Bay of California. The robbers tunnelled a distance of three hundred and fifty f[?]t from the shore to the strong room of the Selby Smelting…

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Thoughts of Gold

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 3

It is more than probable that most people will plead ignorance respecting the personality of Mr. Philip James Bailey, who completes hie eighty-fifth birthday…

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Prospects of the Coal Trade. Mining Developments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 16

Mining matters in the district have advanced wonderfully during the past few months, and, at the present the situation is or an exceedingly encouraging nature. Work in connection with the new…

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Finding the Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 14

There is an old Persian saying about [?] certain pavement that was supposed to [?] lumps of gold under it. The man who [?] none of the pavement, the saying went [?]…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 6

The usual return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold yield of this State for the month of July was 33,018 crude ounces, valued at £110,051, equal to 27,321 fine ounces, as compared…

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A Newly-discovered Fuel. Superior to Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 3

A newly-discovered mineral, which is of a lustrous black colour, and which as a fuel surpasses coal and all other substances heretofore known, is found…

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The San Francisco Gold Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1901 · page 3

A man named John Winters has been arrested at San Francisco. He has confessed to being concerned in the Selby Smelting Works gold robbery, and has revealed to the police the hidden gold…

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Gold at Dry Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 4

For many years past gold has been obtained in payable quantitios in a dry gully leading into a high hill, which is covered up with basalt on the side of the hill. In many places is a wash dirt containing…

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Mine Accident. One Killed, Two Injured. [By Telegraph ]. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 3

A SHOCKING accident occurred last night at the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine. A fall of earth occurred, and three…

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Gold at Dry Creek

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 7
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

For ninny years past gold has been obtained in payable quantities in a dry gully leading into a, high hill, which is covered up with basalt on the side of the hill. In many places is a wash dirt containing…

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Monster Gold Dredge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 3

The largest and most powerful gold dredge in the southern hemisphere, New Zealand included, which was recently constructed at a cost of £12,500, commenced operations on the Macquarie River on…

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Mining News

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 2

A correspondent from Ellerston writes to a down country contemporary:—For many years past gold has been obtained in payable duantities at…

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Awful Panic. Cowardly Men Desert Women. The Last for Gold LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 August 1901 · page 2

The iceberg which the Yukon liner Islander struck near Junean, was barely visible above, the surface of tho water…

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Gold Mine Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 3

The man Winters, who robbed the Selby Mine, San Francisco, has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment…

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Cobar. Probable Purchase of Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 3

An English syndicate, now having the option of purchasing the Cobar Chesney mine, made overtures with a view to purchase the Peak gold mine, the Chesney copper mine, and the great Cobar copper…

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Monster Gold Dredge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 9

The largest and most powerful gold dredge in the southern hemisphere, New Zealand included, which was recently constructed at a cost of .£12,500, commenced operations on the Macquarie River on…

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