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Mining & the mines, 1904

269 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 14

Sensational Gold Robbery

The Uralla News · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 4

The sensational gold robbery at Tumberumba is still unexplained, no clue having been obtained as to tbe thief or thieves…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 2
Also in The Inverell Times

Coal has been discovered in the vicinity of Black Mountain by two prospectors. A sample has been forwarded to the geological surveyor, and…

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Mining

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 2

The Pig and Whistle tributors at Sawpit Gully are pushing their work ahead very energetically and have despatched another parcel of 14 tons for treatment. The ore…

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Black Mountain Coal

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 11

Last week a representative of this journal visited the coal strata recently supposed to have been discovered near Black Mountain, but as a matter of…

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Gold-Mining Record

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 2

A MELBOURNE cor of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" writes:-- It is gratifying to know that all the indications point to a revival of the mining industry throughout Victoria. Of course every…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 2

Mr. A. Spence, of Attanga (says "Tamworth Observer ''), has discovered [?] denite. Molybdenite is a mineral…

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Wolfram Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1904 · page 2

Is helping the unemployed in the Chillagoe district (Q.) The local journal says:--"The mind of the steady toiler has been turned by the stories of the large sums of money made in a few days by…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 August 1904 · page 4

Last week a representative of the Guyra ARGUS visited the coal strata recently supposed to have been discovered near Black Mountain' but as a matter of fact indications…

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Northern Collieries. Serious Trouble Threatened. Bydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 2

THE Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association has decided to reduce the declared selling prics of coal from 10s to 9s per ton. This carries with it a reduction…

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A Giant Coal-seam

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 7

A bore put down at Cessnock, near Maitland, in the State of New South Wales, recently penetrated, at a depth of 260ft., a seam of coal 27ft. in thickness…

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Price of Coal. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 5

THE Northern District Coalowners Association has decided to reduce the price of coal (retail) from 10s. to 9s. a ton. This carries with it a reduction…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 5

A cous[?]n of General Kemp, a Boerl[?] has discu[?]ered beyond Spelonk[?] bullion and specie of the estimated…

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The Sketcher The Greatest Gold Camp on Earth

The Inverell Argus · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 6

Only within a very recent period bus mention been made of Cripple Creek. Colorado, although it is doubtless the greatest gold camp on earth…

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Port Darwin Mines Unsatisfactory Report

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 2

WRITING from Port Darwin under date of August 21, Mr. W. Marshall, among other things, says:--"We arrived bore on the 10th instant…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 4

The general output from the Emmaville and Deepwater tin mines in very good(--)being much above the average for many years. Work is proceeding at all the Hilgrove…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 4
Also in The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record

At Wylie Creek the manager reports that satisfactory progress is still being made. For the week ended 20th altime the dredge worked 122 hours, and…

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Fort Darwin Mines. Unsatisfactory Report

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 8

Writing from Port Darwin under date of August 21, Mr. W. Marshall among other thing says :(--) We arrived here on the 10th inst…

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Mining. Miners Making Money

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 4

Mr. F. K Clotten, managing director of the Luneelot Freehold Mines, North Queensland, says the wolfram deposits arc extended over a last area of country in Queensland,…

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