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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

220 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 11

Tin-Mining at Inverell

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 7

The tin mines are again promising out Inverell way. Work at the Elsmore tin mine ii progressing most satisfactorily. On Wednesday a…

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Mining

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

After a long trial in an alluvial claim Messrs Marshall and Gouge have given up Tia, and are now turning their attention to farming at…

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Grains of Gold

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

Be wise, soar not too high, but stoop to rise. If somebody would only pull the sled uphill for us life would…

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A Gold Digger's Job

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 7

Some men always expect the wont to happen. These men get more joy than others out of good lock, On the country, there are other men…

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"Government Gazette." Gold-mining lease to be declared void: Swamp Oak, J. Low, 4a

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 3

Thomas Stewart, a painter, who has been living at Inverell for some little time, committed suicide a few days ago by throwing himself into the…

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Mining. Nuggets of From 5 Ozs. to 12 Ozs

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

The "Manning River Times" says: Excitement runs very high in connection with the gold rush at Rawdon Vale. For sonie time back parties…

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Last Night's News. [By Telegraph.] [Through Our Special Agents.] Mining Bursaries. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 5

THE Minister for Mines has decided that the mining bursaries shall only be open to sons of residents of New South Wales…

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Mining

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

In addition to those already employed an additional hundred men are to be engaged by the Inverell Diamond Fields Co., for work at Boggy Camp…

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Four Barrels of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

Once a man of the laboring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money be wished for if be would accept,…

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Mining in New England. Swamp Oak

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 6

The Highland Mary sheft is making a lot of water. Two of the boilers are out of order, and there is not steam power to work compressors,…

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A Gold-Mining Dispute

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

In the No. Jury Court, before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four. Amess and others v. Batley. Mr. James, instructed by Mr. G. F…

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Mining in New England. URALLA

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 6

Brown's Paddock Gold Mines Company, Limited, has been making great headway, removing tone of dirt per day, with every likelihood of very…

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District News. Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

Mining.--Matters in this line are commencing to liven up. Messrs Magney and Co. are making preparations to proceed with work at the Record…

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TELEGRAMS. [?] Tuesday. Political the Degradation of Federation. the Government Will Fight to the Bittee End. Mr. Barton's Return to Sydney. a Good Reception. No Quarter to the Government. the Usual Supper. Mr. Barton Unable to Take His Seat Till Thursday. Shilling Testimonial to Mr. Clarke the Proposed Attack on the Government. the Minister for Mines at Wallsend

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

Mr. Garruthers says that Mr. Barton is degrading Federation to the level of party politics. The Government, if harassed by…

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The Miners Federation

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 4

The Miners Federation have accepted the employers proposal for an immediate 2 1/2 per cent loan…

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Rich Gold Discovery in W.a

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 4

A rich vein has been discovered in the centre of the New Associated Lode, West Australia, it will go 48oz. to the ton…

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The Bloke that Speaked the Coal

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 1

At a Sydney public school recently, during Scripture lesson, the teacher was explaining to the class about the devil being everywhere to catch bad children, and said, as an…

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Gold Returns

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 2

The total yield of gold for the colony show an increase this year of nearly 17,000 ounces…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

The Golden Gate mine, Nundle, has crushed 122 tons of quartz for 129cz gold. The warden at Raymond Terrace…

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The Life of a Mine

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1898 · page 4

THE life of a mine depends on the capacity of the mill. The more stamps erected the sooner the ore contents of a mine will be exhausted. In the first years of the Rand mining industry…

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