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Mining & the mines, 1903

237 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 12

Coal Tar

The Inverell Times · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 7

Marvellous have been the advances of science within recent years, and perhaps nothing illustrates this better than the discoveries in…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

A nugget of gold weighing 100 ounces has been found at Wanyuria diggings, Victoria…

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The Local Graphite Mine

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

On Monday night last a meeting of local shareholders in the Winterbourne Graphite Mine took place at the Apsley Hotel for the purpose of…

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Sensational Gold Find. 15ozs. From Three Dishes. 35Ozs. From a Pot Hole

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 2

In the course of a conversation by telephone with our Pratten correspondent last night we learnt some further sensational news in connection with Mr. George…

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Warwick Goldfield

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 2

IN connection with the rich gold find at Pratten, on the Warwick gold field, reliable information to hand shaws that the mine promises to develop into something extraordinary. On Monday the…

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Rich Gold Find

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 3

A SPLENDID discovery of the precious metal has been made about three miles from Pratten, in the Warwick district (Qd.), and in close proximity to the Big Hill Company's…

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The Outtrim Coal Strike

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 5

The strike at Outtrim continues. One of the leaders advised the men not to vacate their houses, but to erect barricades and defy the owners to…

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Gold in Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 2

THE Victorian Butter Factories' Co-operative Company has issued its annual report and balance sheet, which disclose a very s[?]ctory state of affairs. The company…

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Recent Gold Finds. News and Notes

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 4

THE reports to hand from Pratton during the week show unmistakubly that Mr. Geo. Martindale has struck a very rich find on his lease, known as the Welcome…

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The Freestone Gold Find Prospect of 7Grs. From Half-a-pound of Stone

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 4

OUR correspondent writes under Monday's date:—Messrs. W. L. Von Harten and party, the discoveries of gold at Freestone, have made arrangement for the…

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The Pratten Goldfield. Sale of Martingale's Claim, the Welcome Stranger

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 4

MR. WILLIAM LEES, editor of COUNTRY LIFE, and Mr. John Howarth, broker arrived in Warwick on Monday after a fortnight's thorough inspection of the…

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Bundarra Copper Mine

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

SINCE the 4th of May (the date on which the present proprietary took over the above mine) some very rich and big discoveries have been made in the various levels. A short drive at…

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Mount Morgan Mine. a Big Dividend-Producer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 5

The Mount Morgan Company has paid £150,000 in dividends during the past 12 months…

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Rich Gold Discovery. TUENA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 5

28LBS. of alluvial gold were unearthed last week at Long Hollow, near Tuena, The find is said to be the richest ever made in the locality…

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Bundara Copper Mine

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 6

Since the 4th of May (the date on which the present proprietary look over the above mine) some very rich and big discoveries have been made in the…

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Chinese Cook Assaulted. Two Miners Arrested

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 4

Two miners, who were arrested at Croydon, Queensland, are alleged to have thrown a Chinese cook into a kitchen fire, as the result of which he…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 3

A sensational gold find has been made at the Nuggety Gully rush, four miles from Tueua (Vic.) Twelve ounces of gold to the dish have been…

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Warwick Gold Discoveries. the Freestone Gold Wealth

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 6

THERE can no longer be much doubt as to the value of the discovery of gold by Mr. Von Harten's party at Upper Freestone. I was present to-day, when from five…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

A rush has taken place at Long Hollow, Trunkey Creek. Local mining matters are quiet…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 4

At Messrs. J. M' Ilveen and Co's. Open Call Exchange on Saturday night, the following prices were quoted: — Cooper Dradging paid, seller 4s 1d, buyer…

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