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Mining & the mines, 1902

275 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 14

Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

The Europa[?] Copper Mine is very promising. Some of the Newcastle sharch[?]lers intend to thoroughly inspect the mine…

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Mining Matters

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

COPPER is now quoted at £53 12s per ton in the London market. There is a prospect of another rise shortly. Load is only worth £11 10s…

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Mining Matters

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 4

At the Ponds Beckett's claim has between 400 and 500 loads of dirt at grass, and it is still looking well. George Ah Patt and Tet Jong are…

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Colliery Explosion

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 5

Eleven of the miners who were entombed by a colliery explosion at Wigan, have been rescued. A number of others have perished…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 1

The Leviathan Tin Lode[?] are sending away 7 sons of to next Monday. The returns from this mine are very consistent; in December they sent away…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 2

The manager of the Elsmore Valley Tin Mining Company reports under date April 5:—"For the three weeks ending April 5, the main drive has been…

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New Cables. (Received on Tuesday by special arrangement). London. Sunday. The Gold Mines. Losses During the War

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 2

The President of the Johannesburg Chamber of Mines estimates that the Boer Government obtained £2,600,000 worth of gold while holding the mines,…

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Mine Closed Down

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 5

The Gulf Creek copper - mine, Barrabe, has been closed down, consequently over 300 hands are thrown out of employment…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

The mining speculators, mentioned lust week, returned to town on Saturday, very silently. The " lucky" blacks who made the discovery, have…

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Mining Matters

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

MINING matters are reported to be looking up at Giant's Den and Watson's Creek, in the Bendemeer district. A prospector recently unearthed a-fine-looking tin lode on Giant's…

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Mining Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 5

William Lethlian, underground boss at the Great Britain Mine, Bendigo, had his head severed from his body yesterday by an iron plate falling on…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

It is notified in the "Government Gazette" that an application by T. H. Cooper for a dredging lease of 61 acres 3 roods 25 perches in county Hardinge,…

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Mining Machinery. Speech by Mr. Cruickshank

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 2

Speaking in the House of Representatives a few days ago in reference to the duty on mining Machinery, Mr. Cruickshank, our Federal Representative said:…

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Eleanora Gold Mining Company

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

AN application was before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson in Equity last Monday to have the Eleanora Gold and Antimony Mining Company (no liability), compolsorily…

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Eleanora Gold Mining Company. a Winding-up Application

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 2

On Tuesday last an application was before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson in Equity to have the Eleanora Gold and Antimony Mining Company (No…

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Mining Matters

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 2

The main lode in the King Conrad was encountered last week, and shares in the mine, which were previously selling at 2/6, have already ascended to 7/6, and will probably…

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The Gold of Ophir

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 3

PROFESSOR Keane, in recent numbers of "Rhodesia," brings forward evidence to prove that Ophir was a port on the South Arabian coast, now called Moscha, that Harilah…

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Mines Department. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 5

THE Mines Department has received a cable that two cases of grapes and pears, packed by a secret process by a private person and sent to London…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Act. Provision for Small Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 8

The provisions of the Miners' Accident Belief Act are applicable to all mines employing fifteen or more persons, and in such cases contributions…

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Coal Tsimmebs' Strike

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 5

The Newcastle coal trimmers, by a large majority, have resolved-upon a general strike. The whole of the coal industry in…

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