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Mining & the mines, 1896

406 stories in New England's papers · page 19 of 21

The Londonderry Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 7

Few mines is the world here been more famous in their day then the Londonderry, West Australia. Probbably, soys the Melbourne Argus,…

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New England's Neglected Mining Fields

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 4

It is almost enough to make the mining community of New England green with envy to read of the vast sums of money that are being…

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Mining in New England. New Find Nearswamp Oak

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 5

News reaches us of a promising new fiad about six miles from Swamp Oak. Some of the stone from an suri ferous reef over a foot wide has been…

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Silver Spoon and Gold Pen. I.

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 3

The beginning of anything is the chief difficulty, it is much harder to mount a bicycle than to get off. The latter operation is often accomplished with too great facility…

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Explosion in a Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 6

An explesion occurred in a mine at Rockliaghausen, Westphaslis (Cen- tral Europe)30 miners being kiiled and 40others entombed…

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Great-Gold Find in Queenslend

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 6

A late wire from Georgestown says:— There is great excitement over the extraordinary gold find at M.Donaldtown. Tim Hogan, who was…

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Mining in New England. the Cahp Fice Reef

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 6

The Hillgrove prospecting syndicata of between 40 and 60 members, who were prevented by the refusal of mineral leases by the Minister for…

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Mining Venture

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 3

A large property at Tuena has been taken up under the Mining on Private Lands Act, and the labor conditions will require the employment of 615 men…

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Emmaville Mining Mems

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

BUSINESS in mining circles has been declining for some lime past, principally owing to the low price of Sliver and tin ore still there are several mines in operation worthy of…

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Large Mining Lease. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 5

A LARGE property at Tuena baa been taken np under the Mining on Private lands Act, the labour conditions for which will require the employment of 615 men…

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Gold—the Chief Mining Industry

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 4

THERE are considerably more [?] engaged in mining for gold in N. S. Wales than for all the other metals and minerals put together, namely,…

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America's Gold Thirst

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

By the American mail boat Mariposa which left Sydney this week there is a further shipment of of 350,000 sovereigns. In the past our gold was…

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A Mining Expert

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

A gentleman with first class credentials as an expert in the treatment of refractory gold ores, has just arrived to join the firm of…

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Mine Own Familiar Friend. (Continued From Last Issue)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 8

I had long since written to my friend Clare, and she had promised to come to me as soon as I was settled in my new home; and though she…

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Mining in New England. a Letter From Swamp Oak

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 4

A correspondent from Swamp Oak writes as follows, under date 23rd November:—SIR,—Seeing that you take a lively interest in mining. I beg…

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A Teetotal Colliery Village

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 3

SOME interesting facts have been published respecting the teetotal colliery village of Roe Green in Lancashire. Twenty-five years ago…

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Mining on Private Lands. Amending the Mining Law

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 2

THE Mining Laws Amendment Act of 1896 will he in operation in the course of a few days. The principal object of the measure is to facilitate getting on the land to…

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The Missing Miners. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 5

A LARGE search party was out all day on Sunday near Penrith for the two missing men supposed to have been murdered. The name of the second man is Arthur…

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The Missing Miners. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 5

THE police in searching for the missing men in connection with the Glenbrook mystery found a tent fly in a cave at Glenbrook…

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Mining on Private Lands. an Amending Mining Law

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 2

The Mining Laws Amendment Act of 1896 will be in operation in the course of a few days. The principal object of the measure is to facilitate getting on the…

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