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Mining & the mines, 1903

237 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 12

Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 2
Also in The Inverell Times

Messrs Olrick and Wright have crushed 2 tons of stone from the old Starlight, Ninngals, for return of 1 oz 10 dwts 12 grs to the ton. This reef…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1903 · page 3

ON Monday last Mr. R. Thomas arrived in town with 15 tons of copper ore from the Glaemorgan mines, lately known as the Gordon Brook copper mine, about 32 miles…

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MINING. The local price of tin is £69

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 November 1903 · page 2

We have received the prospectus of the Ruby Creek Tin Dredging Company which is issued with a view of purchasing the rights to mine for tin on 45…

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Gold-mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1903 · page 3

IT appears there are healthy signs of a revival in the gold-mining industry out Bear Hill and Kookabookra way. H. Marshall and party, whom we stated some 12…

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Payable Gold at Nearly 2000ft

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1903 · page 5

A DEVELOPMENT of importance to the Golden Horsehoe, Gt. Boulder Prop, Invahoe, Junction, and other mining companies owning leases on the western fringe of the Golden Mile, and also to the…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 4

Local price of the is still £69 per ton. The Cope's Greek Dredge started work on Monday night, after a long delay caused through floods end accidents…

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Record Coal Seam

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 2

A phenomenal seam of coal has been discovered in connection with the boring operations at Cessuock, near Maitland,…

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The Mining Industry

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 2

IN the Assembly the other night our Member, Mr. Moore, delivered a very telling speech in favour of the separation of the Department of Mines…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 2

The local price of tin is £67 per ton, a drop of £2 on the week. The Tenterfield COURIER says :--Mr. J. H. Reid has been retained by a…

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The Cessnock Coal Seam

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 2

In regard to the phenomenal seam of coal which has been discovered in connection with the boring operations at Cessnock, near Maitland. it is…

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The Starlight Mining Property. Unsuccessful Appeal

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 4

Before the Full Court to-day Albert Boyd appealed against a decision given by the District Court at Armidale, sitting as a Mining Appeal…

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Mining

The Inverell Argus · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 2

Recent developments at the Watkins Tin Mining Company, Gilgai, indicate satisfactory progress, and blocking out on good wash is now being proceeded with both east…

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Phenomenal Coal Seam

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 4

INFORMATION was received on Saturday by Dr. Robertson, Caledonian Coal Company, that the boring operations at Cessnock cut through the seam of coal and…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 4

The local price of tin is £67. The Cope Harding Company is sending along another parcel of tin next week, about two tons…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 7

The dredgemaster of the Wylie Creek dredge reports as follows for the week ended 7th November:--" Dredge worked 114 hours, and obtained 45cwt. of tin…

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Meerschaum Mines of Anatolia

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 2

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

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 2
Also in The Inverell Times

A rush has set in to Billycan, three miles from Coolgardie. The result of a week's work was 400 ounces of gold…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 December 1903 · page 2

The local price of tin is £67 per ton. Owing to the new rates introduced by the Railway Commissioners it now costs £2 more per ton to land tin in Sydney…

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