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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

226 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 12

Amber Mines of Burmah

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 7

In Burmah amber is found in a region difficult of access and jealously guarded by those who have every interest in keeping their secret…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 2

The sale of a promising silver mine at Pine Ridge is assured. The diamond-mining industry shows signs of returning animation…

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Guns of Gold and Silver

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 2

The Gaekwar of Baroda, an Indian prince who still rules under British suzerainty, has a great and gorgeous palace in Baroda, and seven miles out of…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

The manager of the St. Patrick's gold mine reports that the total cost of carting and crushing the stone will be 10s 6d per ton. We uoders and that overtures have been…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 2

The Plutus syndicate met on Monday at Mr. Bloore's offices and decided to sell forfeited shares. At a meeting of the directors of the…

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Fatal Search for Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 2

An old miner named Amesworth made his way down through Mexico, always following some ignis fatuus. He had seen some rich finds made in his day, had…

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Where Gold is Eaten

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 7

THE amount of gold turned into coin each year by the mints of the world is a mere nothing to the huge quantity used in gilding…

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Gold and Diamonds. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 2

A payable gold field has been discovered near Clermont, Queensland. About 400 men are on the ground, 25 of whom were on payable dirt, yielding from 10z…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Messrs Brown Bros. are disposing of all the machinery at the Highland Mary, Swamp. Oak. The battery engine and cyanide plant have been…

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The King Conrad Mine

The Inverell Times · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

The first half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held in the Board Room, Equitable Building, Melbourne, on Friday (yesterday), 30th November, 1900, at 3 p.m.,…

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Coal Superseded

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 4

If the invention of a German engineer, which has been patented at Hamburg, realises expectations (says the London…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

The shaft on the Cop[?]ton United is down about 60 feet and the working shareholders are now busy dressing the ore en the surface, and preparing it to send away to Cockle Creek…

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TELEGRAMS Colliery Fire at Greta. Five Miners Entombed. Heartrending Scenes. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 2

A FIRE occurred at Gretn colliery late last night. The manager with 17 miners made an examination, but were unable to reach the outbreak owing to the intense…

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Bundarra Copper Mine

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

ON Monday a representative of the Advocate visited the property known as Mr. Russell's Bundarva Copper mine, situated to tie right of the Bendemeer road, about three miles from…

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The Fire in the Greta Colliery

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 4

It is considered impossible to rescue the men entombed in the Greta colliery. It has been decided to seal down the pit, as the only method of…

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Mining Matters

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 3

All the mining machinery at the Highland Mary mine (Swamp Oak), together with the battery, engine and cyanide plant, hare been sent away…

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District News. Glendale Tin Mines

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

SPLENDID rains have fallen here. H. welcome change took place on Monday high , and the moisture descending steadily soaked into the parched earth; there was comparatively little…

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A Mining Swindle

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 4

Judge Mansfield's report with regard to the North Chillagoe mine, has been tabled in the Queensland Assembly, His Honor found that Duffy…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

A few days before the House adjourned, the Minister for Mines said that during the recess he would go into the whole matter of erecting public prospecting batteries. This sounds…

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Mining Appeal

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 5

William Morris appealed against a verdict found in favor of Arthur James Fuller, of Hill grove, mine manager, by which the Warden ordered the delivery up of possesion…

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