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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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CHILTERN. Monday. Chiltern Miners' Sports

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 3

A sports committee meeting was held at Burke's Hotel on Saturday. Mr. T. Howes was in the chair, and there was a large attendance. The…

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Corowa Mining Prospects

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 2

Representatives of the syndicate who contemplate purchase of the mine on terms stated in a recent issue, visited Corowa on Saturday and…

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Cablegrams. Preferential Trade. Condemned by the Miners' Federation. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 3

Mr Enoch Edwards, in his presidential address to the Miners' Federation Congress held at Bristol, at which delegates representing 334,000 miners…

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Mining at Dubbo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 29

Acting as the mouthpiece of the Stuart Town Progress Committee (says the Mudgee "Guardian"), Mr. Richards has asked the Hon. S. W. Moore, Mines, to protect alluvial…

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Gold Ploughed Up. Farmer Finds a Nugget

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 26

Great evcitement prevailed in Maldon (Vic.) on Tuesday morning, when it become known that Mr. James Waterson had discovered a nugget of gold, weighing 52oz.,…

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Opening of the Golden Bar Extended [?].M. Co.'s MINE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 2

This afternoon Messrs W. H. Browse, J. Callagher, W. Burke (directors), F. F. Woodward (legal manager), D. Sexton, R. H. B. Boucher. K. Eo[?]ff…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Fire in Mines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 3

A fire has broken out in the Brilliant mine, Charters Towers, and spread to all the other mines in the vicinity. All work in the nones has…

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The Tumbarumba Gold Robbery

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 October 1904 · page 2

Senior-Constable Ferguson, formerly of Corowa, was arrested on Saturday morning in connection with the robbery of £600 of gold from the strong-room at…

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A Mine on Fire. Charters Towers Disaster. Five Bodies Recovered. Two Others Below. Charters Towers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 October 1904 · page 4

A disastrous fire has broken out in the workings of the Brilliant P.C. gold mine, and several deaths have resulted. About 1.15 this morning fire…

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Terrible Mining Fatality

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 4

The fire is still raging in the Brilliant Mine, Charters Towers. Five bodies so far have been recovered, including that of Jordan, who had gone down to relieve his…

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Labour on the Rand Mines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 October 1904 · page 2

The statistics of labour on the Rand mines show that there has been an increase of 1200 white persons employed since May last…

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Wyalong Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 28

A report from Wyalong says:—Operations are being actively carried on at the various properties. The Prince of Wales Company is proceeding with development work at the 215ft.,…

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Mining at Rutherglen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 29
Also in The Corowa Free Press

An important development in Rutherglen quartz-mining has taken place in the discovery of the continuation of the Great Eastern reef, from which Messrs. Harris and Hollow took…

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Terrible Disaster. Mine on Fire. Seven Men Suffocated. Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 16

A fire broke out this morning in the underground workings of the Brilliant mine, Charters Towers. The flames, which came up the shaft, were extinguished by the fire…

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Chiltern Miners' Sports

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 4

Chief nominations for these sports, which take place in the Chiltern Park on Wednesday, November 9, close on Monday next, October 24. Full…

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Bethanga Miners' Sports

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 4

These popular sports will be held on Monday, November 7, in the Bethanga Park. Nominations for the Sheffield close on Monday, October 31,…

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Chiltern Miners' Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 2

Sports will be held at Chiltern on 9th November next (King's Birthday), in connection with the Miners' Association. A very excellent programme has been…

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Tumbarumba Gold Stealing Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 3

The charge against John Alexander Ferguson, of stealing 162oz, of gold from the strong-room of the police-station at Tumbarumba, was…

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Tu[?]arumba Gold Robbery

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 2

At the Tumbarumba police Court on Saturday 1st John Alexander Ferguson police constable was charged with stealing [?] of gold, valued at £640, the…

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