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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

275 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 14

Mining Under Roads

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

AN application has been lodged by Mr. D. M. M'Gregor to mine for tin under the road from Glen Innes to Grafton, parish of Bloxsome, the area being 1½ acre…

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A Lady Gold-digger in the Klondyke

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

IN the progressive days it is hard to find a sphere in life into which women have not penetrated. No business or profession too arduous to be…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 2

Mining locally is likely to show an improvement during the new year. Through the fall in prices, the copper mining industry in Australia…

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Bora Creek Silver Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 2

IT is reported that most of the Bora Creek workings had to suspend operations. before Christmas owing to scarcity of water. The late rains, however, will be the means…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

A rich lead has been struck in the Proprietary mine, Hillgrove. Mr. A. Taylor has struck rich gold quartz at Kookabookra…

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Revival in Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

IT Would appear from current reports that this district is destined to witness a revival in the mining industry shortly. Kookabookra, the whilom centre of considerable activity…

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State Secrets Bought With Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

THE traitor to his country who confidentially employed in some important embassy or bureau, is in reality the secret agent of arival…

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Drake Mining

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

Mining operations on this field for the year just closed were of a very satisfactory nature. Copper mining proved highly profitable up to the end of the year, but…

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Cablegrams. London, Thursday, A Mine Flooded. 40 Miners Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 5

Forty miners were drowned in Bohemia owing to the flooding of a mine…

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The Leviathan Mine

The Inverell Times · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

He was a new chum and didn't know the difference between a mine and a rabbit's burrow; so we thought we ought to take him out to the Leviathan. He…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

10,000 acres are being applied for st. Botany for coal mining…

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Mining Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 5

While sinking at the Vesuvius Mine, Charters Towers, yesterday, a charge suddenly exploded, killing two miners, named George Gough…

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Tingha Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

The Brickwood Extended are still raising good wash, and have about 150 loads at grass, Litchfield and party's claim still turns out good wash, and…

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Australia's Gold Yield

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 2

The following is approximately the gold yield of the more important gold-producing States and colonies for the past year:—Western Australia 1,797,205 ozs;…

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Hillgrove. Mining News

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 3

Beker's Creek GM. Co.—On t[?]e surface, the bricklayer are busy at work getting the foundation, etc., ready for the boilers recently removed…

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A Thirty Feet Seam of Coal

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

THE development of the coalfields to the south of Maitland is being pushed ahead, and it will not be long before there will be a considerable output. A great deal of prospecting…

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Mights. the Europambela Copper Mine

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 2

Mr. Notley, who has been working hopefully at the Euro[?] copp[?] for some time past, has the satisfaction of knowing that the prospect…

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Baker's Creek Mine. (By Wire.) Hillgrove

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 5

Baker's Creek mine discharged eight contractors and their men today, making a total of thirty-six in all…

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Bathed in Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 7

ON the occasion of giving a concert Madame Sala engaged Paganini at the fee of 50 guineas says the "Golden Penny." The next day…

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Inverell Mining Wealth

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 2

THE statement of the chairman at the annual meeting of the Inverell Diamond Fields Limited, held in London last month, was to the effect that the year had been…

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