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Mining & the mines, 1908

261 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 14

Terrible Mining Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fall of earth occurred at Mount Morgan mine yesterday. It is estimated that twenty thousand tons fell. Five men were killed and four injured…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 4

Mining matters generally are improving generally throughout the district, and tee better and more settled state of tee metal market…

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In the Roaring Sixties. the Great Rush at Canoona. Being a Reminiscent Yarn of Fifty Years Ago About Queensland's First Gold-Field

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 7

How much gold was won at Canoona, no one can say—more, probably, than the authorities ever knew, for records were not very carefully…

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The Mines Department

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Mr. Dooley in the Legislative Assembly, asserted that there had been maladministration in connection with the Mines Department, worse than…

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Dancing on Gold Dust

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 6

The great dancing expert. My Fancy, who is doing the moss and Stoll tour, has danced on gold dust, and it came about in this manner…

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Glen Elgin. Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 5

Boxing operations are going on at Nina Mile on payable tin. The present work is bring conducted by a wealthy syndicate. If this venture…

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How Long Will the World's Coal Last!

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 3

Competitions of to-day have shown that Great Britain has "in sight," so to speak although it is all below the ground--an available coal deposit of…

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The Mines Department. Dooley's Dynamitic Assertion. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 4

In the Assembly yesterday Mr. Dooley asserted that there had been maladministration in connection with the Mines Department, worse then…

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Emmaville. 'Examiners' Local Reporter Mining Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 7

At the Great Britain dredge usual sluicing operations are going on. The clean up for the past fortnight was between four and five…

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Fatality in a Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 4

A man named Charles Hender while working at the Brilliant Extended mine, Charters Towers, Was killed by a current from the…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 4

At Torrington the bismuth mine, which had been temporarily closed down, has re-commenced operations, and about 17 hands have been put…

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Radbad Mines Disaster

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night. — Terrible scenes were witnessed at the Radbad Mines, in Silvester. The wives of the victims were trying to leap down the…

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Mining Disaster. Dreadful Scenes. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 5

Dreauful scenes were witnessed yesterday at the Radhod coal-mine at Hamm, Westphalia. Germany, the scene of last Wednesday's terrific…

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Maswellbrock Coal

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 4

Samples of coal obtained from the mine on the Town Common at Muswellbrook are looked upon as fine samples, admirably illustrating the…

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FMMAVILLF Mining Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 2

The manager of Bourse's Hill Tin Sluicing Coy. reports:--Sluicing is going on at both plants, and fair average dirt is being treated: the…

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West Maitland Collieries. West Maitland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 5

FEARS are entertained that the colliery proprietors will decine to confer with the Maitland miners concerning the new demands of the miners, and that trouble will follow…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 4

A few men are "pottering about" alter the rich pot of tin, which many believe will some day be struck in this vicinity…

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Deep Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 4

The Stannum Vale Deep Lead Company has decided to issue 2500 more airfares, and I understand a large number have already been taken up…

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Franklin's Fortune. a Mining Story

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 7

Chisholm came out on the hotel piazza to join the little group or men gathered about the door. They were an oddly assorted crowd, the…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 7

We have received the 20th [?] number of the Australian Mining Standard The paper contains a resume of Australian mining…

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