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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

351 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 18

Coal Mine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

News is a bit scarce at present re Mr. J. T. Lane's coal find. However, when the shaft is finished and they reach coal, things will be more…

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Brown Coal Deposits in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 33

Strong efforts are to be made by the Victorian Minister of Mines to procure the development on a firm commercial basis of the State's brown coal deposits. It has…

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The Directors Liable. Court Assesses £20,000 in Mt. Oxide Mines Case. No Case Against Hermann. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 2

Mr. Justice Harvey, in the Equity Curt, to-day delivered reserved judgement in the case of the Mount Oxide Mines Ltd. against Sir Albert John Gould, Francis…

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British in France. Violet Mine Fighting

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 2

A German commuique states that violent, mine firing and artillery fire has occured on both banks of the La Bassse Canal and claims that a German mine…

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Decadence of Mining. Closing Down of North Llanberris No 1

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 4

Another of the leading gold mines-the North Llanberris No. 1-which helped to make Pallarat famous in the palmy days of Victorian gold production, has ceased…

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Perils of Mine-sweeping

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 5

Imagine yourself trying to walk through a dense wood at midnight with no lantern, the pana[?] for touching a tree being death! That…

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Gold in Orange District. Orange

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 3

Eastdown's discovery of gold is causing a sensation in mining circles here. The reef hag now been traced for over a mile, and some specimens of the gold in the…

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Mines and Guns Busy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 22

"Violent mine-fighting," says a Berlin communique, "and artillery fire have been carried out on both banks of the La Bassee Canal. Our mine destroyed 60 yards of…

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Oaklands. Coal Mine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 3

Work is proceeding apace at the coal shaft on Mr. J. T. Lane's property near Coorabin Siding it now being down 219 feet. It is expected…

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Terrific Mine Explosion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 21

From its Milan correspondent, the "Daily Chronicle" has received some particulars of the capture by the Italians of the summit of Col di Lana, in…

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Chariots of Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 13

If you're down among the feet of men and find you cannot rise, If the march of fortune leaves you in the rear…

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The Labour Party Not a Happy Family. Furious Attempt to Capture the Machine. Mr. Holman Springs a Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 23

At the Labour Conference in Sydney the industrial (or union) element practically had its own way. The unattached Labourites, such as Mr. Holman, had a…

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Dutch Vessel's Misfor-tune. Two Mines Struck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Maashaven, which has been beached at Harwich, was previously damaged by a mine in the North Sea. The vessel was repaired…

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Mining at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 4

The Rutherglen correspondent of a contemporary writes:--A mining lease of 1000 acres has been secured by a party of Melbourne investors, who are…

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British War Ship Sunk. Mediterranean Flagship. Victim of a Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

It is officially reported that the British battleship Russell (14,000 tons, four 12-inch and twelve 6-Inch guns), Rear Admiral Fremantle's flagship has been…

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Tin Mining Prospects. in Mitta and Eskdale Districts

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 4

Attention is being directed by the Victorian Mines Department to the possibility of developing the tin mining industry in the Mitta Mitta and Eskdale…

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Rebel Leaders Duped by German Gold. German Navy Plan Failed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 3

The "Dally News" states that there is ample evidence that the leaders of the rebellion were duped by Germany's gold, and that they aimed at seizing the…

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Coal at Oaklands

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

We received from Mr. P. Patey on Tuesday last a sample of coal taken from a shaft sunk by Mr. J. Lane, of Oaklands. The specimen is a fair sample,…

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10,000 Miners Wanted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 19

The British War Office is asking for 10,000 skilled miners for tunnelling work on tho various fronts…

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Gold Rush at Orange

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

Every available foot of ground has been taken up at Willwood Station, where gold was recently discovered, and some large sums have been paid…

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