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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Death and Ruin. Some American Tragedies. Nine Miners Entombed. Gallant Rescue Work

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

A cave-in at a mine near Mullan, Idaho, buried nine miners. Rescuers worked 20 hours, and saved all the entombed men…

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Record Gold Nuggets

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 9

Remarkable masses of gold have been found in the Commonwealth at various times. The first "nugget" was discovered at Ilargrayes, in New…

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Mount Copeland Mine

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 7

A visitor srom Dungog to Copeland writes as follows:— "The tunnel month of the mine is said to be one mile and a quarter from…

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Mining

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 4

It is stated on good authority, says the " Gloucester Pioneer," that a good mine has been discovered on the Upper Barrington River, above Rawdon…

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Mining News

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 6

It is stated on pretty reliable authority that a good mine has lately been discovered on the Upper Barrington River, above Rawdon Vale,…

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Coal and Coal Measures

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 4

Dr. Woolnough gave the second of his series of lectures, under the auspices of the Gloucester School of Arts, on Friday evening last, with Mr. W…

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Rich Gold Specimens. PERTH

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

The discovery of phenomenally rich gold specimens is reported 10 miles from Southern Cross…

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Mount Copeland Gold Mine

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 9

Although it is only about twelve months since Mr, Larsen, the manager, appeared on the scene to start the preparations for the development of the…

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Broken Hill wants Miners. SYDNEY

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 5

The shortage of labor at Broken Hill is becoming a serious matter for the mines…

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Coal Vend and Employees. SYDNEY

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. Edden, Minister for Mines, regards any proposal for dissolving the Coal Vend as fraught with disaster to the employees…

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Troublesome Miners at Broken Hill. SYDNEY

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

The Broken Hill Miners' Association has decided not to sign the new wages agreement with the proprietors. They insist that the question be referred to…

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Mount Copeland Gold Mine

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 4

Crushing operations were commenced at this mine on Monday last. All the machinery was turned on at full speed and kept going for an…

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Discovery of Coal. SYDNEY

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. Edden says his officers have discovered for the Government one of the richest coal deposits in the west of the State…

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Colliery Riots

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 7

Serious rioting is reported from the Cambrian Combine Colliery in Wales. The strikers, including women, rolled great boulders into the mine. The…

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Gold Leaf: Oldest Industry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 2

An Industry or art that seems to have reached us unchanged from the ancient; Egyptians and Greeks is that of beating gold into this foil for…

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The Wallamba District. Dairying and Timber Its Principal Assets. Article No. 2. Mining at Coolongolook

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. James Fenning, I understand, was the last to operate on the old mine, prior to the coming of the private syndicate, and it is interesting to note that, in the dim…

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Mining

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 8

"Sunday Times" is responsible for the following:— The Mount Copeland Company, which owns a mine of that name in…

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Fire in a Mine

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 6

A fire, caused by the electric cable fusing, occurred in Tinkton colliery, Derbyshire. Four hundred miners were at work, and were rescue…

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Mining Disaster

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 6

A fall of earth occurred in the Victoria Proprietary Mine Bendigo. yesterday, when two men were killed, one seriously injured, and several…

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Averting L0ss of Life in Mine Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 9

It is suggested by Mr. Charles Burt, of Carlton. Victoria (Australia), that along drives of mines to where miners are working, should be laid…

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