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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

251 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 13

Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 December 1893 · page 28

A most sensational accident occurred at the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, on 7th inst., by which six men were precipitated a distance of 300 feet, fortunately without fatal result…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 December 1893 · page 3

GREAT NORTHERN EXTENDED CONSOLS, Rutherglen, 8th Dec. -- No. 3 bore down 362 feet in gravel. GREAT SOUTHERN No. 1, Rutherglen, 9th…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 3

GREAT NORTHERN EXTENDED. Rutherglen, Dec. 15. Struck wash in new shoot drive down lead about 210 feet from shoot. Blocking and cutting up drives in usual…

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Mining Mems

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 28

An important development has taken place in connection with mining operations at the Black Range. The boring party there has been trying for the past two months to pick…

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Mining Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 29

Two serious accidents occurred on the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, on Friday, one of Which terminated fatally. A miner named Stephen May’s was engaged is timbering in…

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Mining at Crenfell

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 29

Henry [?] the pros[?] early part of this year of further prosp at the mine known [?] the Young O’Bri[?], [?]. Their…

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Mining Near Braidwood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 29

The Briarwood Dispatch reports that there are several parties at work on Pipeclay Creek, about a mile from Bombery at the other side of the Shoalhaven River. Messrs. John Allan…

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Mining at the Park River. Report by Government Geologist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 27

Mr. Reginald Murray, the Government Geologist, has returned from a visit to the North-Eastern District, and has submitted a report to the Mines Department on mining in the locality…

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In White and Gold

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 December 1893 · page 1

White and gold affects were never more of a rage than at present. Quaint and curious pieces of furniture abound in all well-regulated drawing-rooms, no longer…

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The Coolgardie Gold Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 December 1893 · page 19

We clip the following from the Baliarat Star :—Mr. James Filzgerald, Cardigan-street, has received the following letter from his nephew, and as any reliable news from the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 December 1893 · page 3

GLENFERN. -- Main drive extended 31ft, total 93ft.; reef better for blasting. Contractor making good progress with puddlers GREAT NORTHERN EXTENDED CONSOLS…

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