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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

226 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 12

English Miners Entombed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 6

THERE was an extraordinary scene, says an English paper, in the vicinity of the colliery owned by Messrs. G. and J. Haigh, at Ravenswharf,…

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Long Flat Gold Find. Further Sensrtional Yields

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 4

GUNDAGI, Thursday—In connection with the sensational and at Messrs. Robinson and Rice's mine, Long Flat, nothing was done from Saturday last until yesterday,…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 7

Messrs. Judge and party have struck rich are ill their silver mine at Boggy Camp. This is a good chance for speculators…

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Mining Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 3

W. G. Gorman, Manager of the Brilliant Block mine at Charters Towers (Q.), fell down a shaft yesterday, zoo feet deep, and was dashed to…

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Fire Thousand Miles of Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 4

WHILE everybody in England is still talking and thinking of war, to the exclusion of every other subject, far away at the western tip of the North American Continent, one of the greatest…

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Strike at Hetton Colliery

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 4

The strike of wheelers at the Hetton Colliery has thrown, about 500 hands ide…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 2

A gold-field was reported at Slaughterhouse Creek a few days back, (says the "Moree News.") The creek is situated between Bingara and Moree…

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Association of Mines

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above was held at Mr. Blocre's offices on Saturday night. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. P. All well occupied…

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Rich Gold Find

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

A very rich find of gold was reported from near Bega yesterday, one dish of rubble yielding one hundred onnees of the precious metal…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

Washing operations were commenced at Cope's Creek ConsoIs on Monday. The whole of the timber for Cope's Creek dredge has been loaded at Glen…

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Mining

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

A very rich find of gold is reported from near Begs, one dish of rubble yielding one hundred ounces oi gold. A young man named Robert…

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Inverell Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

ITEMS from the Argus:-- We understand that Strandt's mine, Pine Ridge, which was recently sold to the Union Club, Sydney, has been floated into a company with a capital of £26,000, It is to…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 7

The usual report of the Elsmore Valley tinmine is not to hand, owing to the plness of the manager, Mr. F. S. Thomas. While the Chief Inspector of Mines (Mr…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 2

Good news from the Bora Extended mine reached Inverell. Very rich ore was struck at the 264 feet level, which will assay about 55oz. silver and 20 per…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 2

In the Silver King rich chloride of silver has been struck. Mr. Crabbe has removed his offices to premises next to Mr. W. H. Readett, auctioneer…

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Mining News. Among the Mines

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 September 1900 · page 2

Having lone promised myself a visit to the many silver maims of Boggy Camp and Fine Ridge, and favourable circumstances presenting themselves on Wednesday last I happily…

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The Silver Mines at Pine Ridge. To the Editor "Inverell TIMES."

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 September 1900 · page 2

Sir,--I notice in the last issue of your contemporary the desirability of getting access to these mines, by means of a new road, is brought clearly before the public. I venture to endorse…

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Rise in Coal. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 5

IT is understood that the proprietors of the Newcastle collieries intend to raise the price of coal from the beginning of next month from 10s. to 12s…

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Sale of a Gold Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 2

A London firm has purchased a Tumanian gold mine for £480,000…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 6

There was no meeting of the Exchange on Saturday night. Cope's Creek Con sols has been list on tribute to McDonald and party…

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