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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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New Gold-saving Machine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 28

An appliance has been perfected in San Franclsco (says the New Zealand Mines Record) for tho reclamation of tine, flour-like, and microscopic gold values contained in deposits…

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Mining at Mount Elmo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 38

A correspondent reports the Mount Elmo crushings for the past month:— Some very profitable crushings have been put through Messrs. Kohne and Wilsons…

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Mining on the Mitta Mitta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 4

A repoat from Tallandoon says:—"Milliard, Brooks, and Loosga crashed 40 tons from their Ballarat reef for 42 z. 12dwt. They have proved the shoot for over 100ft…

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British Coal-fields. Their Probable Duration. London, December 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 27

The probable duration of the coalfields of the United Kingdom has become a question of such importance to the nation that the Government has been…

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How a Mine is Salted

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 1

The disclosures made in a recent case heard at Brisbane of the modus operandi of the mine-salter are amusing and at…

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Mining at Eskdale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 37

Mr. T. Williams, representing a Melbourne syndicate, has found a reef near Mount Elmo battery. The reef is 6in wide and looks like l 1/2[?]z, stone. Messrs…

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The M'evoy. Mine Strike. Report to the A.m.a

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Rutherglen and Chiltern Branch A.M.A. on Saturday night, at Rutherglen, the president (Mr. Howes,) reported as follows in regard to the strike…

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The Riverina Gold Mining Company—"no Liability."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 1

For some considerable time the manager of this mine has been engaged in putting in a drive from the main shaft for the purpose of further developing the mine and proving…

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The New Mount Hope Copper Mining Company Limited

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

The following is a copy o? Mine Manager's Progress Report for the two weeks ending 4th January received by R. N. Kirk:—During the past fornight there has been…

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Rutherglen Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

AT the Great Southern Consols (No. [?]rise) good payable wash is exposed in the south drive, and strong wash in the cost drive, where prospects are irregular. The water…

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Mines of Wax

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 8

In several parts of the world a resinous substance called ozocerite, and bearing considerable resemblance to beeswax, is found, usually in connection with rock salt and…

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Mining at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 34

In the latter part of, last week Mr. Uren, the mining manager at the Corowa Deep Lead mine, put up another bore into 10ft. of good coarse wash, a foot deeper than…

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Mining Disaster. Forty Persons Drowned. London, January 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 27

A terrible disaster has happened at the Jupiter mine, Brux, in Bohemia. A rush of water flooded the mine when a large number of men were below. Seventy…

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District Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 2

Corowa Deep Lead, 24th.--Drive in 330ft. Commonwealth, Rutherglen, 24th.--No 2 xout in 104ft, dipping,…

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Copper Mining at Cobar

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 28

A telegram from Cobar runs as follows:—The Great Cober Copper Syndicate has agreed to reinstate over 200 hands, who were discharged a few days…

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Daring Highway Robbery. Two Mine Officials Stuck Up. Adelaide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 35

A daring highway robbery took place at Port Adelaide at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. T. J. .Greenway, general manager of the Block 24 Proprietary Company's works…

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Fining Meeting. the Wodonga Gold Mining Company

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 15

The half yearly general meeting of shareholders was held on the 5th inst. ; Mr. R, H. Smyth, J.P., in the chair. The directors' report was read as follows:—…

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New Mount Hope Copper-mining Company

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 4

The fortieth half-yearly general meeting of the New Mount Hope Copper-mining Co., Limited, was held on Friday, Mr. James Moir presiding…

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The Riverina Gold-mining Company, Limited. The Annual Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Riverina Gold Mining Company was held at Mr. Hidgcock's office yesterday afternoon. There were present:—Mr. Witcombe (in…

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Gold From Tumut

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 29

The Tumut Times says:—The regular monthly escort left here on Friday last, in charge of Sergeant Anderson, conveying 1363ozs. l8dwts. 4grs. of gold. These…

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