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Mining & the mines, 1906

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A Worthless Mine. Scottish Investors Angry. London, July 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 14

In April. 1902, tho Fresno Copper Company Limited was floated in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with a capital of £400,000. The site of operations is near Fresno city,…

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A Goldfield's Pioneer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 28

The death is reported of one of the oldest pioneers or Bendigo, Mr. William D. C. Denovan. He had been in failing health for some years, and had been…

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The Coppabella Mine. Manager's Replay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 2

Mr A. E. Thurley, manager of the Coppabella silver-lead mine, Germanton, has sent to his directors a reply to the condemnatory report furnished…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 3

At the Chiltern Valley the drives in the east end are in payable wash. The breaking into the old Doma Mungi workings makes progress difficult…

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Victoria. Fatality in a Mine. a Young Man Smothered. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 3

A man named Williams, residing with his parents at Smeaton, near Creswick, was smothered last night at the Berry Consols Extended mine…

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Grains of Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 6

The best cure for a man's conceit is a woman's laughter. Every good act is a flower, which will beautify our final home…

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Mine Miles Above the Earth

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 1

Sounding balloons are designed to travel in couples. Two of them are sent up together connected by a light cord about 150 feet in length. One of the balloons carries…

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Cablegrams. General Cables. Gold Jobberies in the West. What Are the Facts ? LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 2

Commenting upon the cabled report that the Kalgoorlie gold mines are robbled of a million sterling annually, Messrs. Bewick, Morcing and Co. the…

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Mining News

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 3

Golden Bar Report—Stoping N. of No.2 reef. No.2 level on stone 1ft. with fair sample coarse gold. Winze on No.2 reef down 68ft. on…

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Gold Find Near Wyalong

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 4

A discovery of alluvial gold has taken place at Wamboyne by Nelson and party, who are in receipt of Government aid. The party sunk three shafts, and bottomed…

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Mining News

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 3

The Attrey's Syndicate is putting through about 15 loads at the Government battery. The Robbie Burns have about 50 tons at grass, ready for…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 4

At the Government battery the Robbie Burns started to put through about 50 tons of stone yesterday. At the chiltern Valley Consols, the drives…

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Shocking Mining Tragedy. Mine Men Dashed to Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 3

A fatal accident is reported from Marchienne, near Charleroi, Belgium. A cage containing a number of miners, employed in a local coalpit, fell…

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Mining. Important Development at the Golden Bar

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 4

West xcut bottom level, cut No. 1 reef with stone 10in. wide, carrying payable gold. Mr Kelly, who has been manager of…

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CHILTERN. Thursday, MINING

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 2

Golden Bar Extended Report, August 9.—For past week E. xcut driven 14ft total. 125ft. Cut leader, heavily mineralised; nice slate country…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 August 1906 · page 3

The Golden Bar Extended G.M. Co. elsewhere call tenders for carting stone from their claim and the Government Battery…

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Victorian Tin Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 2

In a memorandum to the Victorian Secretary for Mines (Mr Anderson), the director of geological survey (Mr E. J. Dunn) says:-"From Glen Wills to…

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Mining News

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 August 1906 · page 3

Bar Extd.—During the past week eastern xcut driven 11ft., total 136ft: cut three small leaders carrying gold; nice slate country: ground under[?]aving…

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Mining News

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 3

Jubilee.—No. 4 S. level in 162ft. from S. end of shaft; ground hard sandstone with seams of slate. Hanging wall carries stone from 3ft to 6ft…

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Berringama. the Tin Mines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 4

Prospecting for tin is being carrie[?] out all about the creeks near Koetong. Mrs Shelley's Cranbourne Hotel. Berrin[?]ma, and Dry Forest Creek. At…

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