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Mining & the mines, 1903

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

Gold Output of Russia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 3

ACCORDING to official returns communicated by he Russian Mining Department the total output of gold in the Empire last year was 2361 poods, or…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

The local price of tin is still £67. About a ton of tin has come in from the Cope-Harding dredge. Mr. E. Boos has been advised that…

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A Gold Rush

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 4

67 Onnce Nugget Unearthed. Several, nuggets of pure gold, one weighing jounces; have been uncarthed at Peters' Rush, Rockhamp…

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Mining on the Rand. the Mineral Wealth of South Africa

The Inverell Times · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 7

"The Industrial Awakening of South Africa" is the title of an article contributed by Mr. Neville Edwards to the current issue of the…

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The Pilbabra Goldfields. Each Specimen Discovered

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 4

A Specimen weighing 175 ounce and estimated to contain 130 ounces of gold has been discovered at the Pilbarra goiaflelds…

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An American "Radium Mine."

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 2

WHEN the market value of a commodity is some £230,000 per pound avoirdupois it is worth picking up. It is not wonderful, therefore, to learn that a company is being organised at Denver,…

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Drake Mining

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 3

SOME little excitement has been caused here lately through the discovery by the Kelly Brothers of a silver lode near Sawpit Gully. The blow is about 60 feet…

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Mining Fatality. Two Men Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 4

Two miners, named William Adams and Benjamin Sullivan, were killed by a fall of earth at the Great Boulder Perseverance mine, Kalgoorlie,…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

The Crown Solicitor has advised that an authority to enter and prospect under the Mining on Private Lands Acts gives the holder power only to…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 4

There has been a fair rise in tin during the past week. It touched 22s 6d but our Sydney wire to-day quotes the price at 22s, which is £71 locally…

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Western Colliery Dispute

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 4

The award of the Arbitration Court in connection with the Western Colliery dispute is generally in favor of the men…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 4

The local price of tin ore is £75 but owing to additional charges for railway carriage recently imposed by the railway commissioners the tin seller is the loser to the extent…

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The Gold Standard

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 6

This is the way the world stands on the money question: Countries on the gold basis are the United States, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland,…

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Lost = = Gold = = Mines. =

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

Treasure stories of the western plains and mountains—how snores of lives have been lost and untold hardships endured…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 4

The heavy rains have not so far interferred with the working of the several dredges on Cope's Creek. Tin miners have had a very…

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Gold Tallings

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 2

THE Australian Mining and Gold Recovery Company some time ago purchased the enormous deposits of tailings at Lucknow, which have been accumulating for…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 2

Messrs Olrich and Wright crushed 4 tons of stone from the South Starlight, Niangala, for the very satisfactory return of 1oz 4dwts per ton. The…

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