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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

220 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 11

District News. Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

Things at the mines are still on the go. Messrs Goodwin, Pearce and Mansfield are making good headway with their tunnel, and it is very likely…

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Ilillgrove News. MINING

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 3

The clearing up of Bakers Creek Consols. took place on Friday last, the result being from 85 tone crushed, they obtained 64os.3dwt…

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Terbible Colliery Accident at Great

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 4

A colliery disaster mooned at East Grets this morning, when three men named David Gronow, Barria Montieth, and Steven Barnes were…

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The Entombed Greta Miners

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 3

Good progress is being made in clearing away the fall of earth at the East Greta Colliery. A large quantity of earth has yet to be removed before the entombed men can…

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Deep Leads in Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 2

WE observe by the Melbourne 'Leader' that the Minister of Mines in Victoria is maturing a scheme for putting down a series of bores in the gold-bearing districts of the…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

The Transvaal Volksraad has sanctioned the taxation of the mines proposed by the Government, and it is expected that the revenue will thereby…

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mining. INVERELL

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 5

At the Elsmore Valley tin mine the prospects have very materially improved. The main drive is now in 1500ft. from the cross cut, and a jump up and cross…

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Hillorove Mining

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 4

The Baker's Creek mine cleaned up for 350 oz. 7d wts…

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Garibaldi Mining Company, Hiilgrove

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 6

In the Assembly recently Mr. Neild asked the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture,—(1.) Has his attention been drawn to the case of the…

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The Government on the Coal Trade

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 4

In the opinion of the Legislative Assembly—of some 31 members of it that is to say—the time has arrived when the Government should…

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The Transvaal. Agitation Against the Gold Tax

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 6

President Kruger has made a sensational proposition to the Transvaal Yolkaraad, which involves the financial stability of the Republic…

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Mining. Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 3

The contractors at the Record Mine, Tia, commenced sinking shaft another fitly feet. Other contractors are getting ready to do two hundred…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 2

Mr. T. Burke and another have struck a reef near the Rocky Moant Vineyard, Tamworth, believed to curry payable gold…

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An Alleged Payable Discovery of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 2

The Tamworth News it responsible for the following paragraph:—A discovery of what is believed will turn oat payable gold at a spot not…

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A Mine Salting Story

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1898 · page 4

THE following curious story of mine salting conies front South Africa:--"The proprietors of the worked out claim, bearing of the arrival of a young Englishman with capital, carefully salted…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 2

It is said that the month's clean up of Jersey stone at Niangala was very satisfactory. The water is now out of the…

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A Rich Gold Find

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 4

A rich find of gold is announced from Robinson's mine, Long Fist, Gandagai. Two dishes of rubble yielded 72ox of gold…

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Mining. Tia Goldfield. Mining matters are quiet here

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 3

It is reported that Mr. Sullivan's tender has been accepted for erection of battery. Another report, states that Hillgrove men will do the work…

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A Mine Sailing Story

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 4

The following carious story of mine salting comes from South Africa —"The proprietors of the worked out, claim, bearing of the arrival of a…

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Mining. Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 3

The recent rain was not sufficient to start running any of the various water races of the field. At the Record Quartz mine the…

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