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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

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New Method of Detecting Gold. Scientific American

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 1

A new method of detecting the presence of a small quantity of gold has been recently discovered by Dr. Ohier, By this method the presence…

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Cooma District Mining. 'Review of Past Year

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 2

In review of the mining industry of New South Wales daring the past year, the special mining reporter of the "Sydney Morning…

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coal Owners' and Miners' conference

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 3

At a conference between the southern coal owners and the miners, the men's proposal for an increase in hewing rate with the…

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The Gold Dredge at Kiandra. Active Preparations

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

The gold dredging industry has now become an active branch of Australian mining, and interest is now keenly centred in the deposits of year to be…

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Gold Mine at Jonesmount. a Recent Discovery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 2

A correspondent sends the "Mercury" particulars of a visit to the recently discovered gold mine as Jones' Mount, as follows:—…

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Cooma Copper Mining Co. First Annual Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 4

The first annual meeting of the shareholders of the Cooma Copper Mining Co. whose mine is situate at Middle Flat, Cooma, was held at the…

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Gold Disease Medical Tress

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 4

An American medical journal mentions that two medical men in Johannesburg have discovered a few disease to which they have…

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Australian coal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1900 · page 2

Owing to the high prices of English coal the Admiralty has under consideration offers of Australian coal…

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Proposed Visit of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

At a meeting of the Cooma Municipal Council hold to-day the mayor reported that the minister for Mine and Agriculture (Hen. J. L. Fegan) with Messrs McLachlan and…

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Terrible mine accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 2

While six men were descending the Sydney Colleries Works at Balmain North, five were precipitated form the bucket, the sixth…

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Visit of Minister Fur Mines. Preparations at Kiandra. Kiandra

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 3

A largely attended meeting of townspeople was held last night to draw up suggestions to place before , the minister for mines on the…

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Visit of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture. Suggested Public Entertainment

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Council Chamber on Tuesday late for the purpose of devising the best means of entertaining the minister for mines…

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Cooma Mining Wasden's Court. Monday, 26Th March 1900. Before the Mining Warden, Mr. F.H. Galbraith. Applications for Suspension

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 2

Nicholas Leoni applied for suspension of labour conditions on G.L. portions 68 75 and 78, 605, 657, and 659, Cowra Creck, for the purpose of…

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Mine fresh cases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 2

There are nine fresh cases of plague, including Mary Bushellaged thirty, the mother of the child which died; Enoch Powell, Jas, Mason…

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Cooma Mining War Den's Court. Monday, 9th APRIL, 1900. Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, Mining Warden. Dredging Leases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 2

C. H. Kerry, application No. 17, dredging leases 100 acres, Snowy River Bridge near Jindabyne. Mr. Blaxland appeared for the…

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Cooma Mining Warden's Court. Monday, 21[?] 1900

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 3

Mr. F. H. Galbraith, Mining Warden prided. APPLICATION FOR SUSPENSION. Nicholas Leon applied for suspension of…

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Explosion at the Cobar sold mine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

Two miners named Critcher and Rowe were seriously injured by an explosion at the Cobar gold mine. Critcher had his arm amputated…

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Explosion at Gunnedah colliery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

An explosion occurred at the Gunnedah colliery whereby miners named Maybury, Pickering and Lee are most seriously injured. It…

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The Gunnedah colliery fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 2

The Black Jack caol mine at Gunnedah, which burst into flames after an explosion on Thursday last, in still burning. The colliery has…

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Mining facility in T[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 2

A fall of earth occurred at the Lyell Thursis nine, Queenstown, T[?]months which covered Monday and Cronin, two of the winers. The…

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