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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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

Drake Mining

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

THE latest move in mining circles here is known as the Border Chief. It is situated to the east of White [?] and is a very promising show indeed, causing…

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21,424 Tons of Gold Dug

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 7

Since the beginning of the 16th century 21,424 tons of gold have been dug from the mines of the earth. Their value is over £2,520,000,000…

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Reminiscences of the Gold-fields. a Clever Bit of Salting

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 6

In forcible, if not elegant language, old Ah Le Ong impressed upon me the necessity of "doing something," the "something" being the making…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 4

An area of 160 acres, parties of Mayo, within Guyra Shire, has been included in the Tingha goldfields. The application of F. Mannix and…

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Dancers From Floating Mines

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 6

In many navies considerable attention is being given to the development of improved mines for us in future wars, especially with a…

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Gold in Ireland

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 2

Gold, silver, and lead mines are, it is said by the London press, to be worked extensively in the bleak district of Innishowen. Donegal,…

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Mining Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 7

The manager of the Elsic Dred[?] reports Everything in connection with the plant is working satisfaction. The over[?] which carried…

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Mining on Private Property

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 2

In the Assembly the other night the following question was asked by the member for the district.— Mr. Thomas I desire to ask the…

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Illicit Gold-Buying

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 6

The Beodigo police yesterday made a number of additional arrests of persons alleged to be guilty of illicit goldbuying…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

Mining is very slow just at present, both here and at Bald Nob. There is nothing much moving. A little fossicking is going on…

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Deep Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

One of the most important matters in connection with in mining in these districts is the work which has been going on for some months past…

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Illicit Gold Traffic

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 4

Two Chinese have been sentenced to six and three months' gaol respectively for alleged illicit traffic in gold at Bendigo. Several others were…

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EMMAVILLE. Mining Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 5

Mining matters throughout the district show an improved tendency more prospecting is going on and the more settled conditions of the metal…

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Clairville. Commonwealth Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 4

I hear on good authority that the Commonwealth mine was to have closed down on Saturday, pending the arrival of a rainfall sufficient to…

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New Coal Seam

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 5

A splendid seam of not was discovered while boring for a bridge along the North Coast railway route near Gloucester…

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Local and General. Miners' Rights

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 4

In answer to a question of the Secretary for Mines. Mr. F. J. Thomas has been informed that under the Mining Act of 1906 it is not…

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Gold Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 October 1908 · page 4

A parcel of stone from the Bimbambie Mine, near Moruya, yielded 8ozs, 12dwts. to the ton…

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A Mining Camp Story

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 6

The first bushranger I discovered bore the honored name of Nelson. He had been expatriated from England in Tasmania at an early are, and had duly…

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Fire I[?] a Colliery

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 3

A destructive fire broke out in Ke[?] Siberia One hundred [?] believed to have published…

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Fire in a Colliery

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night. — A fire occurred in a colliery in Siberia, and it is feared that 100 miners have been killed…

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