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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 3

CHILTERN QUARTZ, Chiltern, Sept. 25.--Sunk 13ft., total 34ft., going through splendid country underlying to east. South drive extended 16ft. further, total 100ft…

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Shocking Mining Accidents at Broken Hill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 26

A fatal accident happened at Block 14 on Monday. A vibration caused by the explosion of dynamite in another part of the mine caused a fall of ore on a man in the stopes,…

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Curiosities of Coal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 2

DOES anyone except a practical chemist ever stop to think of all the substances which we get from pit coal, and the almost inconceivable variety of their uses? Everybody…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 3

MR. Vawdrey, manager of the Rutherglen Gold-mining Company, expects to bottom in about three weeks. There is at present a fair amount of…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion in Wales. London, October 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 19

A disastrous colliery explosion has occurred at Maesteg, in Wales, by which eight miners were killed…

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Shocking Crime in the United States. Murder of Twenty-four Chinese Miners. London, September 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 18

A shocking case of wholesale murder has just been brought to light in the United States. In the year 1887 seven Americans murdered 24 Chinese miners on the Snake River, in…

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Rose of Sharon Mining Company

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 3

ON Friday evening, at Mrs. Lord's Rutherglen Hotel, about forty people sat down to a well-prepared spread to receive the directors and manager of…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 October 1891 · page 3

P[?]TICE FAREHOLD, Oct, 15.-- Fair progress is still being made with the erection of plant. Pumping gear, winding gear, and winging engine are…

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Curiosities of Coal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 2

DOES anyone except a practical chemist ever stop to think of all the substances which we get from pit coal, and the almost inconceivable variety of their uses? Everybody…

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Finding the Gold

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 1

Is was dark, and down a retired street in Paris a man rode along on horse back. Suddenly the horse stopped as if frightened. Then a man rose from the pavement in the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 3

IN local mining matters there is rather a lull, and shares are not moving at all. This is consequent upon bottoming at the Hunter's on what is said to be not a very good…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 2

LOCALLY there is nothing doing in shares. The Rutherglen has bottomed without any flourish of trumpeis. These frequent bottomings on prospects the reverse of…

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Curiosities of Coal

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

Does anyone, except a practical chemist ever stop to think of all the imbalances which we get from pit coal, and the almost inconceivable variety of their uses? Everybody…

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Exposion in a PENSYLVANlAN Coal Mine. London, November 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 18

A disastrous explosion has occurred in a coal minis at Nanticoke in the state of Pennsylvania. Eighteen miners were killed and many others were injured…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 3

AT Hunter's the manager has commenced to drive. The North Eastern (Harrison's) obtained a fairly good prospect since last writing…

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Finding the Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 1

Is was dark, and down a retired street in Paris a man redo along on horse back. Suddenly the horse stopped as if frightened. Then a man rose from the pavement in the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 3

THERE has been a very lively market in Hunters the last few days and it is expected they will sell a lot better price shortly. Hunters has sold from 3s. 9d. to…

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Explosion in a Mine. London, November 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 18

A disastrous explosion of fire-damp has occurred in a mine at Essen, in Germany. Eleven persons were killed. @…

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The Colliery Strike in France. London, November 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 18

The coal mining districts in the north of France are in a very disturbed state in consequence of the strike of the miners. At Lens, in the department of Pas de Calais, troops are…

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Mining Intelligence. Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 3

The All Nations Gold-mining Company finished their crushing of 92 tons of stone for a yield of 65oz. 11dwt. of gold. Another crushing from this mine will be made…

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