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Mining & the mines, 1908

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Illicit Traffic in Gold. Thorn, Hughes and Kim Cook Sentenced. a Review Applied For. Bendigo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 3

The City Court was far too small this morning to accommodate the crowd that desired to follow the proceedings in connection with the charges of illicit…

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Mining News. Be[?] Worth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 3

As the Cook's Ploneer proceed further up the Elderade Creek, towarda the "narrowa," they find the bottom filled with large granite boulder but…

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Real Lost Gold Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 29

No more amazing story of buried treasure has been made public in these latter years than that cabled from Lisbon the other day concerning the re-discovery of a…

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New South Wales Gold Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 33

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of September is 16,828oz. crude, equal to…

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Fire in a Colliery. Heavy Loss of Life Feared. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

A colliery disaster has occurred at Koonig's Colliery, in Sllesia, Austria. While a large number of the men were below, a fire broke out in the workings, and…

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Illicit Traffic in Gold. Thomas C. Thorn's Sales. Mint Returns for Two Months Nearly [?]1000

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 5

That the Bendigo Mine Owners' Association, in conjunction with the police has solid facts to work on is illustrated by the figures supplied by the…

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Crisis in Coal Stand by Maitland Miners. West Maitland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 October 1908 · page 3

The decision of the executive of the Colliery Employes Federation that all members of the Federation shall cease work in the event of the Lymington miners being…

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Balmain Mine Shut Down

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 October 1908 · page 3

The Balmain coal mine was closed down yesterday afternoon in accordance with the instructions cabled out by the London board of directors to the local manager…

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Illicit Traffic in Gold

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 October 1908 · page 3

Thomas Thorn, a well-known resident of Eaglehawk, who on Monday last was sentenced by the Hondigo city l[?] to three months' imprisonment for unlawfully…

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Golden Bar Mine Chiltern a Splendid Yield. Welcome News for the District. Chiltern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 October 1908 · page 2

Golden Bar.—Gold yield for month. 862 tons for 245oz. 17dwts. melted gold. No. 3 north on No. 1 reef extended 13ft., making 183ft., - from…

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Mining News.—a Welcome Development

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 October 1908 · page 3

The Golden Bar North Syndicate to-day received the gratifying news that while breaking down in the winze from the 200ft. level some nice specimens…

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Impending Coal Strike Prosecution of Miners Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 5

This afternoon the situation in coal mining circles appeared to be in a very critical state. It is now considered that a general strike is…

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Mining News. Increased Rental for Hydraulic Mining Leases

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 6

Much dissatisfaction has been caused holders of gold mining leases for dredging and sluicing in the Beechworth district owing to the Government enforcing the…

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Sports. Chiltern Miners' Sports

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 4

On Saturday, 2[?]th inst., neu[?] for the Sheffield and Birthday Handicaps (footraces), and Won[?]kepping, to take place at the Chiltern Miners' Sports on…

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The Coal Trade. Sittings of the Royal Commission. How to Increase Foreign Trade. Evidence of a Colliery Manager. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 2

The sittings of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire lae the claims for more favorable treatment made by the Teralba miners were…

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Bendigo Gold Cases

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 5

When the charge against Richard Hocking of having purechased gold without a license Englehawk Court to-day, Mr. Mur…

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Illigit Traffic in Gold. Accused Men Remanded. Bendico

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 October 1908 · page 4

At the City Court to-day Thomas watson a young man, was changed with having stolen gold-hearing quartz from the New Moon mine on October…

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Mining News. Maryborough

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 3

Official advices from the Duke and Main Leads Consols Co. are of a most reassuring character. Although there has been no material change in the different…

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Traffic in Gold at Bend[?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 3

William Dennis, a young ha[?]dresser, aged 21, was charged at the Bendage City Court to-day with having bought gold without a license on September…

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Coal Lumpers Dispute Settled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 5

It is reported that the industrial trouble which had arisen between the Coal Lumpers Union and a certain [?]doring firm over a sum of money…

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