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Mining & the mines, 1903

237 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 12

Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 2

At the Dee River rush (Q), a prospector found two nuggets of 51oz, and 36oz, respectively. Two brothers named Ross unearthed…

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An Extraordinary Doc Story. Six Months in a Disused Mine

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 3

A good deal of talk has been caused among the people of Shotts district regarding an extraordinary story about the imprisonment of a…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 2

The Mount Bischoff T. M. Company's London cable quoted tin at £114 10s per ton. The market was quiet. The last sale made was at…

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Permission to Mine

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 4

APPLICATION has been received by the Minos Department from J. R. Baker for permission to mine for tin on part of the Glen Innes to Grafton Road, about 14 miles from Glen Innes, parishes…

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Mine Manager Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 4

Mr. R. H. Tresize, manager of the Eveleigh Copper Mine, near Silverton, was killed to-day by a fall of stone…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 2
Also in The Inverell Times

A return compiled by the Department of Mines' shows that the gold produced in this State during the month of September was 61,806 z,…

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Meerschaum Mines of Anatolia

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 5

In a recent number of the "Journal" issued by the Society of Arts there was published en admirable article upon the rich deposits of meerschaum found…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 2

The Cope Hardinge Dredge has not yet got into full swing. Cope's Creek Dredge will soon be at work again…

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Mr. Moore on Miners' Grievances

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 2

Speaking in Parliament, Mr. S. W. Moore said:--I want to say a word or two in regard to the great mining industry. I look to land settlement and…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 3
Also in The Inverell Times

A nugget of gold weighing 54 oz. 4 dwts. has been found at Dee Rush, Queensland…

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The Dee River Gold Rush

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 October 1903 · page 5

Several large nuggets of gold have been found at the Dee River gold rush, Queensland…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 2

The local price of tin is £69 per ton. Dredging operations are being considerably hampered through the continual wet weather. Cope's Creek is…

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The Dee Gold Rush

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 5

On Friday last, Rule and party secured 200 ounces of gold at the Dee rush, Queensland…

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Gold Mining in Egypt and the Soudan

The Inverell Times · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 3

Hundreds of European and American tourists in pursuit of health or pleasure, now travel on the Nile, between Cairo and Assouan, every…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 2

It is rumoured that a rich gold reef has been discovered at Cowar, on the Upper Hastings; alluvial gold was found there 40 years ago, and…

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Salting a Gold Mine. How to Turn a Worthless Claim Into a Bonanza

The Inverell Times · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 3

"Lots of people think," said the grizzled Forty-niner, "that nowadays 'salting' a gold mine is a lost art. Those people were never…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 November 1903 · page 2

The local price of tin is £69 per ton. We understand that the recent accident to the Cope's Creek Dredge and the frequent delays caused through…

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Application for Withdrawal From Tenure for Exclusive Use of Miners, Tingha Gold Field. Land District of Inverell

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 November 1903 · page 2

Misc. Leases 0315933. Misc. Leases 0315934. L.B. 0310181 Ae. L.B. 0310303 Ae…

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