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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

226 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 12

Sensational Gold Find

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

A phenomenal gold find is reported from near Kiandra. One parcel of stone assayed, showed 2[?]6 ounces of gold to the ton…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 5

Our correspondent at the Ponds writes as fallows :— The wet weather has greatly retarded work on the Ponds during the past few weeks, the water having soaked through the surface…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 3

The miners at the King Conrad mine, Bora Creek, struck for higher pay. They were getting 7s 6d per day, and want 9s…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

Offers for shares (sixty-fifths) in St. Patrick's gold mine have been refused. At the Sydney mining Exchange on Tuesday enquiries were made for Bora Extendeds at 3s…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 7

Cope's Creek C[?]sols was inspected by Messrs. Cooper and Lush, on Saturday. and these gentleman were greatly impressed with what they saw. Steam power is to be put on…

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Prominent Mines Closed Down. Men Thrown out of Employment

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

THE latest news to hand is that the Pioneer Mine has shut down, and all hands were dismissed to-day, the 31st instant. The report of Mr. Danvers Power, the…

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Rich Gold Discovery

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

It is reported that two miners have discovered a rich reef near Major's Creek, in the Braidwood district, 22 ounces of gold being dollied from two…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 7

Mr. Fcatherstonhaugh advises that on 27th instant the mine manager of the Strandt's Silver Mine, Bars Crerk, reported: "North face in drive at 45ft. level looking well. South…

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The Newcastle Coal Dispute

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

The Newcastle coal dispute has happily ended. The miners delegate board, by ten votes to seven, resolved to accept the suggestion made by the…

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Rich Gold Reef

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 4

A rich gold reef is reported to have been discovered near Harden, also [?] gold. There is considerable excitement in the locality…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 6

We hear that a strong company has been farmed in Sydney, to work the ground adjoining the Conrad mine (Bora Creek) on the south. It is understood that a [?] number of men…

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Gold Dredging

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

I understand that the gold dredge, situated some 14 miles up the river, is to start work on Monday next, but the official opening will not take place till…

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Sensational Gold Find. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

A. SENSATIONAL find of gold is reported from Messrs, Robertson's and Rice's mine at Long Flat, near Gundagai. A visiter to the locality says that a ½ ewt of gold…

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Rich Gold Discovers

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 2

A sensational- find of gold is reported from Robinson and Rice's mine at Long Flat (Gundagai). A visitor to the mine says that half a…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 4

Sinking is still going on at one Sliver king and Williams' claims at Tine Ridge. The Stoney Creek mine manager reports :-- "For the present have stonnel all work…

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Tooloom News. Mining

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

MR. JOHN NICON and party are on splendid gold; they are working on a leader in Celestial's Gully, from which they obtained 20 ouncos of gold a few weeks ago…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

A telegram from Gundagai states that a sensational find of gold is reported from Robinson and Rice's mine at Long Flat. A visitor to the mine…

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Further Gold Discoveries

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 5

Further sensational gold discoveries are reported from Gundagai, one lump weighing ten lbs, which is estimated to contain upwards of a hundred…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 6

It is probable that a mining reporter from the S.M. Herald will shortly visit this district. On Wednesday Mr. Crabbe received a wire from the manager of the St. Patrick gold mine…

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Miners and Mechanics for South Africa

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

Considerable interest was aroused among the members of the mining community at Bendigo„ Victoria, when it became known that Messrs W…

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