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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

97 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 5

Finding Pirate Gold. Discovery of Secret Cave Cocos Island

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 2

The news comes from Valparaiso, Chili, that the latest of a score of treasure expeditious which have torn up the earth and rocks of this lonely…

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A "Gold Brick" of Old Time

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 7

In one of the Tell-el-Amarna letters written during the eighteenth dynasty, the King of Babylon accuses Amonophis III. of Egypt of sending him…

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Willi Copper Mines

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 3

THE manager of the Willi Willi Copper Mining Co. reports hating extended the tunnel in No 2 block a further distance of six feet during the past week through very…

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Huntingdon Mines

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 2

THINGS in the mining line at Huntingdon are beginning to assume a business-like aspect, Mr. E. H. Cadogan, who is managing for the Co., is leaving no stone unturned to…

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Local and General News. Willi Willi Copper Mines

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 8

Mr. Younger--one of the shareholders in the above property-- visited the mines last…

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Mooneba Silver Mine

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 6

Mr. A. M. Barton has secured an option over this properly for a southern syndicate. An expert is expected shortly to inspect the property. Should his report be favourable,…

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Mining Intelligence. Willi Willi Copper Mining Co

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 6

THE manager reports having extended the tunnel in block No. 2 a further distance of 14 feet during the last fortnight, and that another lode 18 inches wide of good ore has…

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Huntingdon Mines

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

THINGS generally are going on apace at the Huntingdon mine, and some splendid ore is being broken down. In fact every day the prospects look brighter, and visitors are…

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Short Story. Vengeance Is Mine

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 9

SO that is your final answer, May?" The girl bit her underlip, and answered with effort; I m afraid you must take it as that…

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Experimental Farm. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney, 30th November. 1906

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 4

SIR,--With reference to the several applications from the Conference of District Progress Associations, presented by you, and to your personal representations, in favor of the establishment of an…

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Romance of a Silver Mine

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 2

There is a silver mine near Sarhad, in Afghan territory, which has a curious history. Three men were sent from the country to Gabul, the…

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Warden's Court. Wednesday, December 12. Before the Mining Warden

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 2

An injunction was applied for by Ernest Cadogan, restraining Wm. McCarthy from disposing of his gold-mining lease on private lands, situated in the parish of Korea,…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 5

Christmas cake from The Commonwealth Mine, Craven Creek—Messrs Bartlett and Bridge crushed about 60 tons of stone for 122 ounces of…

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Stolen Gold Recovered. a Child As Detective

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 2

From Berlin, on 27th September, the special correspondent of the London "Daily Mall" wrote:— The authors of the great Mint robbery…

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Gold From the Sea. Ingenious Suggestion for Steamship Companies to Make Money

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 2

The old scheme for extracting gold from sea Water dies hard, but while there have been some dealings in the Shares of the latest syndicate formed…

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Steve Reddy's Wish, and How It Was Realised. (Original.) How a Change of Luck Came to an Old Gold-digger In the Good Old Times. An Australian Christmas Story by Paul Twyford. COPYRIGHT

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 9

It was one of those old-fashioned winter nights, when, for weeks at a stretch, snow and ram followed each other…

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"Richest Gold Mine." Discovery by a Cook. Eight-mile Reef

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 2

The great discovery of gold o[?] Peace River, in Athabasca, of [?] have already cabled you, was [?] by a cook, whose curiosity [?]…

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