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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

69 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 4

Guns of Gold and Silver

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 3

The Gaekwar of Baroda, an Indian prince who still rules under British suzerainty, has a great and gorgeous palace in Baroda, and seven miles out of…

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Colliery Disaster. Twenty Miners Killed. London, November 29

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 3

BY an explosion of dynamite in a colliery at Aniche, France, twenty of the miners were killed, and forty injured…

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Fatal Search for Gold

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

An old miner named Amesworth made his way down through Mexico, always following some ignis fatuus. He had seen some rich finds made in his day, had…

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Guns of Gold and Silver

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 4

The Gaekwar of Baroda, an Indian prince who still rules under British Suzerainty, has a great and gorgeous palace in Baroda, and seven miles out of…

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The Greta Colliery Disaster

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 December 1900 · page 3

A fire was discovered in the Greta colliery on Wednesday last. The engine men at the fan-house noticed the smell of fire and on raising the alarm the manager descended and…

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Fatal Search Foe Gold

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 4

An old miner named Amesworth made his way down through Mexico, always following some ignis fatuus. He had seen some rich finds made in his day, had…

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The Power of Gold

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 3

The power of gold is a mighty power, For never a day—no never an hour, But human lives are taught and sold, With the mighty magical power of Gold…

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The Taree Common. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Stock and Brands, Sydney, 14th December, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 5

SIR,—I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 12th instant, in reference to Taree Common, and to inform you that, as the residents wish to retain the…

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The Coramba Mining

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 December 1900 · page 4

It is stated that a prospecting party at the old Beacon mine has discovered rich gold bearing quartz about 50 yards from the Perseverance mine. A week ago a little over…

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