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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

24 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Yerranderie Mining Fatality Inquest

Camden News · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 10

At the Court House on Friday evening, 10th October, the district coroner (Mr. W. Wintle) held an inquest. Constable Un win deposed: I visited New Burragorang…

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"Oildag." Remarkable Inventor. "Lubricating the World." Saving of Oil, Coal, and Power

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 2

There is now residing in London one of those great natural scientific geniuses who are born and not made—Dr. Edward G. Acheson. He is of the type of Edison, and…

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Facts and Fancies. Wood Mines of Upper Tonkin

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 7

A curious source of wealth is found in the wood mines of Upper Tonkin. The wood originally was a pine forest, which the earth swallowed in…

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The Cost of Coal. Facts About Mine Disaster. Heroes in the Pit

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 3

So long as we omit one precaution against coal mine explosions, no one, says the "Manchester Guardian," can look into his domestic fire with a clear conscience…

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