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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Appalling Colliery Disaster. Terrible Loss of Life. LONDON

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 6

A TERRIBLE disaster has occurred at colliery at Courfiers, France. Three galleries of the mine were converted into a mass of flame, reaching the pit's…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

The gold yield of N.S.W. for February was valued at £129,437, as compared with £69,123 for the same month of last year…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

A nugget of gold, weighing 335 oz., has been found only a short distance below the surface at Dunnolly, victoria…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 4

At Lightning Ridge Opal Field a man named M'Intyre struck a patch of stone valved at £30 per oz. The gold escort from Baker's Creek…

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French Miners Rescued

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 3

THIRTEEN miners, in a terribly emaciated condition, have been rescued from the Courrieres mine, in France. They maintained a wretched existence in the depths…

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Miners Rescued

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 8

Thirteen more miners have been rescued from the Courrieres mine, where a great explosion occurred on March 10, leading to the death of over…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 4

A number of men are making for the copper mines at Yarras, and for what is believed to be a new tin find near there…

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Mining Fatality at Broken Hill

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 4

An out-burst of gas from the fire area at Broken Hill Proprietary Mine yesterday, caused the death of 2 men John Farquhar and Frank Swanston, and badly affected a…

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Electioneering Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 2

In America everything can be done by means of money. In England nothing can be done without money. The two things are quite different…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Three Mines to Be Blooded. a Four Months Suspension

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 4

An important decision was arrival at on Wednesday by the directors of the North Broken Hill, Junction and Junction North companies, in order to extinguish the fire…

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Potash Mine Bought by Prussian Government

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 7

The "Financial News" (London) says that the Prussian Government has made an offer, subject to the sanction of the Prussian Diet, of L1,500,000 for the…

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The Price of Coal

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 4

It is understood that the colliery proprietors have agreed to fix the selling price of coal next year at ten shillings. The presentation to Mr. J. W. Wilson, in…

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Household Recipes Principal Coonery School Technical College, Sydney. Gold Puddings. Chocolate Pudding

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 9

Ingredients:-1 quart milk, 2 Uble-spoonsful coraflour, 2 tablespoonful powdered chocolate, 2 eggs, vanilla and sugar to taste…

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Colliery Accident in Wales

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 4

Five men were killed and seven injured by a colliery accident in Wales…

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Mining Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 1

An audacious robbery was committed at Victorian Consuls mine, Bendigo. Thieves wrenched off a padlock by which the door of the shaft was…

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Mining for Turquoise in Old Arabia

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 9

Prof. Petrie, in a recent address, told his story in reference to the Sinal district in Arabia which is so closely related to the Old Testament days. A short time ago…

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Mining for Turquoise in Old Arabia

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 2

Prof. Petrie, in a recent address, told his story in reference to the Sinai district in Arabia which is so closely related to the Old Testament days. A short time ago…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Rich Gold Find

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 4

A very rich gold find is reported from Drake…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 4

Messrs. Bartlett and Bridge crushed from their Common wealth Mine, Craven Creek, 91oz. of retorted gold from 42 tons of quartz, representing about…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 8

The gold-mining lease in the name of H. Riddich and another, 4 acres, parish of Craven, has been cancelled. Messrs. Bartlett and Bridge crushed…

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