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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 3

The Border Extended G.M. Coy. (Brown's Camp) has taken on tribute a property adjoining, owned by the Border G.M. Coy…

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Explosion at Mount Morgan Mine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 2

A terrific explosion occurred at the Mount Morgan mine on Sunday. It appears that some men were engaged in pouring…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 3

Our Lower Bendoc correspondent says:—Work has been proceeding at the prospectors Dunlop without interruption. Several sets…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 3

Steady work is proceeding at the prospectors', Dunlop. Nine feet have been sunk for the week, yielding two tons of quartz. The…

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Mining Notes. DUNLOP

Delegate Argus · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 3

The early part of the week was taken up by putting in some sets and more ladders. The heavy rain of the latter part of the week…

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Scotch Coal Owners Reduce Wages

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 2

The Scottish coal owners have posted notices enforcing the reduction of 6d, from 6s to 5s 6d, a day on July 26, owing to the…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 3

The prospector at Dunlop has attained a depth of sixty-five feet in his shaft. The reef has now reached settled country and shows…

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British Miners Ballot

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 2

The Miners' Federation of Great Britain has decided to take a ballot upon the question of a general strike, in sympathy with the Scottish miners,…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 3

It has now being ascertained beyond a doubt that the reef lays between two hard bars. These bars may be traced for miles…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 3

The field is progressing slowly but satisfactory. The reef at the prospector's is bulging out in width, how much I could not…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 2

The different parties working at Dunlop, having by now become accustomed to see at each breaking down of the reef equal and…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 3

The wintry weather did not much interfere with the work at the different claims. At the prospector's the shaft has reached a…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 3

White and party have obtained suspension for three months. The prospector had on Saturday 6ft. of reef to break down. The…

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General Cables. LONDON, Saturday. Mining Fatally in Wales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 2

Through the braking of the cable a cage containing 30 miners fell to the bottom of the pit at the Naval Colliery, Penycraig, Wales. Six of the miners…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

The last particle of doubt as to the existence of two paralell lines of reef has been removed. Jackson and Party struck their reef…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 3

The drive at the Prospector's is in 20 feet. The stone is still 2 ft. 6 in. wide, showing gold freely, and, by tests, giving 4 ozs. to the…

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Dunlop Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 1

By the time these notes get into print the prospectors' drive will be iff close on 30 ft. So far the reef has maintained its excellent…

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Mining Notes

Delegate Argus · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

A discovery of further payable quartz has been made on Messrs. Jackson and Kelly's roof at Bendoc. This party in now getting rich stone…

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Dunlop Mining

Delegate Argus · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

In one of my former notes I expressed the conviction that a second line of reef was in existence in the prospectors' ground,…

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Dunlop Mining

Delegate Argus · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 1

It is now some months ago since first mention was made in these notes of a promising mineral discovery. It has taken a…

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