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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

329 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 17

Horrible Mining Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

A HORIBLE fatality occurred at the Ivanhae Mines, Kalgoorlie, on Friday. Charles Hass and a mate, George Hohnes, were working on a rise between the four and five…

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Mining Notes

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 4

Hillgrove. Wednesday.-— Baker's Creek Company cleaned up, for a total return of 888 oz 4dwt of gold. The general, crushing of 361 tons yielded…

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Horrible Mining Fatality

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 6

A horrible fatality occurred at the Ivanhoe Mines, Kalgoorlie. Charles Hass and a mate, George Holmes, were…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 4

The New South Wales gold yield last year was valued at £1,162,613, being the best far the past six years…

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Transvaal Gold Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

The Transvaal gold output for the last year was valued at £20,802,074…

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Mining Notes

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

The Bowman gold field will in future be known as the Gloucester gold field. Another cake of gold, nearly 100 ozs in weight, has been won…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

The tin ore produced in the Stanthorpe district for the quarter ending 31st December totalled 150 tons 3 owts. 35lbs., valued at £12,015 1s…

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Mining Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

A prospector named John Smith, aged 66, was almost buried by a fall of earth while working at Yulgilbar, in the Grafton district, sustaining a…

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Mining Notes

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 5

Messrs Mansfield and Cochrane, from Kempsey, inspected certain mining properties in this district during the week…

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The Western Coal [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 4

The Royal commisioners report on Use western coal [?] states that it was unwise to make a [?] for either three or hear [?] and that…

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A Wonderful Mine of Oak Forest

Guyra Argus · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

A Russian timber dealer has discovered a valuable mine of oak It exists in a river in South Russia, and h[?] layers three or four feet deep, scattered over one hundred…

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The Coal Contracts

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

Tur glamour which attaches to the Railway Commissioners has been seriously shaken by the leport of the Royal Commission on the coal…

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The Coal Contracts

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

The glamour which attaches to the Railway Commissioners has been seriously shaken by the report of the Royal Commission on the coal…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. Pitman, Under-Secretary for Mines and Government Geologist, will visit Inverell on 5th February. At the first general meeting of…

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Mining Conference

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

Mr. Carruthers bas convened a conference of mining experts for February 5th to consider the question of the rating of mines…

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Mining Conference

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

An important conference was opened this morning in connection with the mining industry, the object being to ascertain what would be a fair basis for asses[?]ment of…

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Mining Properties. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 5

AN important conference was opened this morning in Sydney, in connection with mining properties. The object in to endeavour to ascertain what would be a fair basis…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

Matters are reported to be o[?] the up grade' at Copeton, and additional hands are expected to go on at the Star mine to-day. It is reported (says the Manilla EXPRESS)…

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Mining Notes

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 6

It is reported that the syndicate of local miners who took up the abandoned copper mine at Gulf Creek are making…

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Danger of Coal Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 3

IN the course of an article on Aged Miners' Homes 'The Science and Art of Mining' says it is but right that colliers who attain to a good…

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