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Mining & the mines, 1901

322 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 17

Coal at Grafton

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 3

WE (Grafton Examiner) have been shown by Mr M'Kittrick, of South Grafton, specimens of coal from a tolerably large seam at Farquhar's Creek, about 23 miles southerly from Grafton…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

Mr. A. Hughes, of Cells Creek, has received a grant from the Prospecting Vote, viz, 100 feet of tunnelling at 17s 6d pier foot…

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Mining Matters

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

IN spite of the boom in copper little or no development is taking place on the Bundarra Copper mine. How about the suspension business?…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

The New England Scheelite and Gold Mining Company (Hillgrove) shares are going off well, and the property will shortly be listed on the Stock Exchange…

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A Newly-discovered Fuel. Superior to Coal

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 6

A newly-discovered mineral, which is of a lustrous black colour, and which as a fuel surpasses cod and all other substances heretofore known, is found…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 2

Cowan's reef at Tingha, which gave phenomenal returns of tin almost from the surface, has "cut out." Mooney and party, at Topper's…

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Daring Gold Robbery. London

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 2

ROBBERS tunnelled 353 feet from the shore to the strong room ut Selby Smelting Works. California, removed a bar of gold valued at L70,000, placed it in a boat…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

At Number One, North Columbia, Smithfield Mine, Gympie, 46 tons of stone was crushed for a yield of 1960 ounces, an average of about 40 ounces…

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Buddingower Tin Mines

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 5

The Buddingower tin lodes, near Wyalong, are just now attracting a great deal of attention. What was thought to be iron by local miners [?]urns out to be rich tin ore. The…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

The Cope's Creek dredge has been floated into the new position, and the boxes and everything were to be in readiness to resume work yesterday. Operations in future will be carried…

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Mining Matters

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

The Baker's Creek battery for the fortnight crushed 487 tons for a yield" of 275ozs. 5dwts. smelted gold. We (Barraba News) understand that Mr…

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Tin Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1901 · page 2

WE notice that the following cancellation has appeared in the Gazette:--W. J. Lockery, M.P. 9 of 5 acres 2 roods 19 perches, parish of Clive…

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Gold and Mineral Dredging Act

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1901 · page 2

AN enquiry will be held by the Warden at Glen Innes, on August 19th, concerning the application of William Garven to mine for gold and tin by means of dredging, in the parish of Glen Elgin,…

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Gold for America

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 3

Half a million sovereigns were shipped this afternoon for San Francisco…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

Sale of Elliott diamond shares were made in Sydney and Melbourne, on Friday at: Paids 4d. contributings 3s. The manager of the 8t. Patrick gold…

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Mining Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 2

A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred on Tuesday night in the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, resulting in the death of one man and serious injury to two others John Harvey Thomas, Charles Clusky,…

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Gem Mining in Ceylon

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 5

With the exception of the diamond, emerald, turquoise, and opal, almost every precious and semi- precious stone is found in Ceylon, and frequently a great variety…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 2

As a result of representations made to then Department of Mines and Agriculture by Mr. R. J. Walsh, M.P., the Minister has approved of the…

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Kalgoorlie Gold Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 3

The yield of gold at Kalgoorlie last month exceeded all previous records by about 6000 ounces…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 2

The Mining Bill which Mr. Wise is to introduce into the Legislative Council will, the Premier believes, deal only with the consolidation of the mining…

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