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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

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European News. LONDON, Monday. Terrible mining disaster in Japan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1899 · page 3

A copper mine at Shikoku, Japan became flooded, and six hundred miners have perished…

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Kalgoorlie mines returns

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 2

The returns from the Kalgoorlie mines last month shew nearly 85,000 ounces of gold as the output…

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Attack on a mine secretary

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1899 · page 3

Five armed men way[?] the secretary of the Consolidated Main Reef Company in an outlying part of Johannesburg. The secretary…

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Mining

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 21 September 1899 · page 4

MESSRS. HEWSON and party, of the Dunlop Victory mine, are raising stone of excellent quality from the lowest level of their main shaft. About 25 tons are…

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The Manaro Copper Industry. Cooma Copper Mining Co., N.l

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 2

THIS property, which has recently excited so much public attention in this district and the metropolis, is situated at Middle Flat, six miles cast of Cooma, in the colony of…

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The Cooma Copper Mine at Middle Flat

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 3

Work at the Cooma Copper Mining Co's property at Middle Flat, near Cooma, is progreesing with the most satisfactory results. The expectations…

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Seizure of coal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 October 1899 · page 3

The Orange Fr[?] State has seized eight hundred tons of Cape coal. Mr. Schreiner has promised to inquire into the matter…

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The Cooma Cooper Mine

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 5

The "Manaro Mercury" says:—Work at the Cooma Copper Mining Co.'s property at Middle Flat, near Cooma, is progressing with the most satisfactory results…

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British coal imports

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 3

The imports of coal to the United Kingdom during September were 10,103 tone, which included 2,487 tons from Australia…

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Boer confiscation of gold

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 3

The Boers have confiscated Mother half million of gold…

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The Cooma Copper Mining Company

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 1

The energy and enterprise displayed by Mr. Skidmore for so many months past in opening up And developing the mineral deposits in the above mine are, we are…

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N.Z. coal for navy use

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1899 · page 2

The navy continues to use coal from Westport, New Zealand. For special purposes it is better than that from Newcastle. 400 tons…

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Copper Mining. Missing Journal(eng)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1899 · page 1

The English metalliferous mining industry appears to have entered upon a much more hopeful period than has characterised it for many years past,…

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"Gazette" Notices. Revocation of Temporary Reserve. Land District of Bombala. Within the Delegate Gold held

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 3

No. 28,015 froth sale other than auction, notified 20th July, 1898. County of Wellesley, parish of Ashton, at French man's Dam, containing an area of about…

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Seizing the Gold

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1899 · page 2

Another passenger related his experience on the journey. As the people ware entraining at Johannesburg, a burgher train came along from…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Phenomenal gold yield

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1899 · page 2

A phenomenally rich strike has been made at the Carnage South Lease, Coolgardie. The men brought in nearly 900 ounces of…

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Bok[?]s Mining

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 2

It is reported from the Rand that the Race Deep, the Ferr[?]ira Deep, and ten other of the principa gold mines are bring worked by the Boors…

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Official Correspondence. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Stock Branch. Sydney, 6th November, 1899

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 3

SIR,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 4th inst, on the subject matter mentioned below, and to state that the matter will receive…

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Boer mine attack repulsed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1899 · page 3

The Boers attacked Otto's Kopje mine at Kimberley, but were repulsed with great loan…

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The Cooma Copper Mining Co. Development Work

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1899 · page 2

On Saturday evening last some little excitement was created in mining circles in town by the exhibition of some excessively promising…

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