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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

6 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

Official Correspondence. Department of Mines and Agriculture. Sydney, 25th February 1902

Camden News · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 4

Date of letter under reply 18th February, 1902. Subject: Enclosing specimen of a flower from the bush near Mount Hunter for report…

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A Fishy Gold Mine

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 4

THE Laputon philosohers, who sought to extract sunshine from cucumbers, have been [?]cliped by a "bunko man" in New York, who persuaded two Kansas farmers on a visit to…

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The Department of Mines and Agriculture to be Divided

Camden News · Thursday 29 May 1902 · page 2

The decision of the Government to divide the Department of Mines and Agriculture into two distinct branches, each to be controlled, under the responsible Minister, by…

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Mines Under the Ocean

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 5

The chillan coal mines, opened in 1835, seem to be quite pleasant places to work in. The seam of coal runa from the coast line under the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and…

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Appalling Mining Accident at Mount Kembla

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 2

A TERRIBLE explosion of coal gas, on Thursday afternoon, wrecked a large portion of the workings of the Mount Kembla mine and entombed some 200 of the hands. The…

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Premiums on Gold Coins

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 4

The United States gold dollar is so scarce that dealers in old and rare coins are advertising everywhere for them, offering from 1 dol. 50c. to 3dol. apiece for as many as they…

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