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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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General Cables. London, Friday. Gold in Rhodesia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 3

There has been another gold discovery on the Ranagana Rand in Rhodesia of a similar character to the "black reef" at Johanesberg…

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A Torpedo-mine Device

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 December 1904 · page 3

The "Daily Mail" says that the Japanese have arranged to use a mechanical device, which is something between a torpedo and submarine mine…

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Sale of Mining Machinery

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 December 1904 · page 2

On the 20th last, Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co. will submit for sale by auction without reserve the thoroughly up-to-date mining…

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A Bankrupt Priest. Dabbling in Mines. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1904 · page 37

The Rev. Father John Milne Curran, describing himself as a geologist, was examined before the official assignee in bankruptcy. He said that bankruptcy was…

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Yentai Mines Evacuated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 December 1904 · page 2

The Japanese appear to have removed the bulk of their forces from the Yentai mines…

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Sale of Mining Machinery

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 3

To-day (Tuesday) Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co. will submit for sale by auction without reserve the thoroughly up-to-date mining,…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter). War. At Port Arthur. Japanese Mines Explosion. Two Tons of Dynamite Used. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 2

An explosion of two mines, each containing two tons of dynamite, has been effected by the Japanese, who managed to drive 10ft. under the…

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Corowa Deep Lead Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co., acting under instructions from Messrs. Miller Propri[?]tary submitted the plant at auction on Tuesday last, when the bulk was…

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Gold at Tarcutta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 21

The Warden (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson) left Wagga on Tuesday for Tarcutta, to adjudicate upon several applications he had received for authority to enter and mine for gold upon a…

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Bendigo Mines. a Prosperous Year

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 23

The record of the mines of Bendigo for the year just closing easily tops that for the previous year, and is accordingly the best since 1876, which was the closing year of…

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A Mud Rush in a Diamond Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 28

Nothing causes such horror in the diamond mines of South Africa as a "mud rush." Unlike a flood, it gives no warning to its victims. Without a sound the…

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