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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mine Supplies Unmolested. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 2

Yesterday morning another load of prorisions was taken to the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill. No demonstration was made…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

An explosion occurred on Tuesday in the Link branch coal mine, Switchback, Virginia. Fifty miners were killed, and it is feared that…

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Hungarian Colliery Explosion

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 2

An explosion of fire damp in the Auks Colliery, at Verzprem, Hungary, killed 56 out of 200 men in the mine…

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Rand Miners Drowned

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Johannesburg states that the Knights Dam burst and flocded the Wil waters and Mine. ten whites and…

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Gold Buying

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 2

Constable O'Brien, of Bendigo (Vic). on Friday morning, arrested at South Metcalfe, Thomas Reid, 29, on a charge of having bought gold at…

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The Assault on Mine officials

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 2

The police at Broken Hill have made an arrest in connection with the assault on the officials of the Proprietary mine, on 4th January…

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Terrible Mine Accident. BRISBANE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at the Molloy mines at Cairns. The engine driver, named James Lang, fell down a shaft 500 feet. His head…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

A RECENT crushing of 3 tons of stone from W. J. Thomson's reef at Brown's Camp, gave a return of 5½ozs. to the ton…

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Mining

Delegate Argus · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

WE are informed that endeavor is being made to either dispose of or float into a company the reef known as the "Sunbeam" at…

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Mining at Bendoc

Delegate Argus · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

MESSRS. Jackson and Kelly have commenced operations, having all surface work completed, they are now engaged sinking on the…

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Report on the Wallendibby Diamond Mine

Delegate Argus · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 4

SITUATION.—The volcanic pipes are situated on the lands of Wallendibby Station, 22 miles by road east of the town of Delegate, 35…

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Vote by Broken Bill miners

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 3

The Broken Hill miners by 2223 votes to 523 decided that in the event of any unionists being victimised the remainder will…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 2

Owing to a fall of earth to Lansell's North Red White and Blue mine last night, William Andrew, a miner, was killed, and…

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Double Mining Facility

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 2

Daring meeting operations at the Moune Cathbert mine yesterday, two [?] named Thomas Kerr, and Charles, Showerer, were killed, white [?]rther…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 3

Kelly and Jackson's battery at Bendoc is not yet completed, and, therefore, the opening ceremony did not take place on Thursday of…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. Broken Hill Miners' Reter[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 2

The result of the reforendum on the question of resuming work was announced [?]broken Hill last night. The votes cast in favour of resuming work numbered 1773;…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 3

After many years of idleness the mining industry of the district seems to have revived. Brown's Camp, Bendoc, Clarkesville, all…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 3

Messrs. Jackson and Kelly are down 40ft. on their reef at Bendoc, and are engaged taking out stone for a crushing to take place at an…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 4

A great development has taken place at the prospector's claim, Dunlop. At the 28 feet level the reef began to widen considerably…

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Opal Mining. White Cliffs Field

Delegate Argus · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 4

MR. H. TRIETS, member of the firm of Messrs. F. E. Triets and Sons, gem merchants, of Oberstein, Germany, who is on a visit…

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