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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

246 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 13

Terrible Colliery Disaster. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 2

The latest account states that there are 137 men entombed in the Whitehaven mine. The experienced rescue parties which…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

Operations were commenced at the Glen Eden Mining Co.'s plant on Thursday last. The Woodbury [?] tables were a bit troublesome at…

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The Cradle of the World. What Gold Has Done in a Sandy Desert

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 4

Whatever ideas you may have formed of a great mining camp, drawn from Bret Harte or the tales of the early Australian gold diggings, will…

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Miners' Wages Increased

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 6

Lord Macdonnell, the umpire of the Durham Miner Conciliation Board, has awarded the miners an advance of 2[?] per cent…

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Oban Mining

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Low who, a few years ago, worked at Oban with the late Mr. Wilberforce, and whose identity will be…

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In a Western Mining Camp

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 6

A gentleman interested in gold and silver mining writes;—"Assayers are the common butt in all mining camps, and, as a rule. I believe, they "get it in the…

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In a Western Mining Camp

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 4

A gentleman interested in gold and silver mining writes:—"Assayers are the common butt in all mining camps, and, as a rule; I believes, they get it in the…

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Local and General. More Eloquent than Gold

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 2

The poor children of Stepney (London) subscribed half-pennies and farthings in order to buy a wreath of palm leaves, roses and lillies, for the…

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In a Western Mining Camp

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1910 · page 6

A gentleman interested in gold and silver mining writes:-- "Assayers are the common butt in all mining camps, and, as a rule, I believe, they get it in the…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 2

Miners mostly "possum choking;" no water for tin. Possums £51a dozen in Sydney; same hard to find. "Sailor Bill" on a good 'possum…

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On the Land. Leases for Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 2

Rents are due by the undermentioned:--T. Chandler, 20a. parish Strathbogie North; E. Lloyd and another. 50a, parish Wellington North;…

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Mining Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 4

Seven tons of tin and seven tons of wolfram were despatched from the Deepwater station during last week. The Tare dredge is moving up into…

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Mining Institute

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Mining Institute committee was held on Thursday night. Mr. E. Bucking occupying the chair. Monthly…

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"Poor Man's Goldfield."

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 4

Twelve years have passed since the civilised world heard that gold in immense quantities had been found amid the snow and ice of the Yukon…

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A Sydney Letter. Sydney, June 11, 1910. the Powlett Coal Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 8

The Victorian "nationalised" coal mine at Powlett is affording an instructive object lesson on the inefficiency of "State" supervision in…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 4

Schumacher and Sturtridge's [?] is working one shift, the ground [?] being treated not being quite [?] the average. The last clean up…

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Gold in Bunny

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 4

At Gulgong rabbits are very plentiful, and a man and a boy, it is said, can earn from £11 a week at present prices. On the Margundy…

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Oban. Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 4

The Mitchell River dredge in at present shut down, pending the completion of a barge, which work will take two, months. Work will then be…

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Killed in a Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 6

Three miners at Tyldesley. Lancashire. were killed while attempting to rescue a workmate who was buried in the debris of a fallen roof…

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Manufacturing Gold. a Genius and His Dupes

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 6

Sir Robert Anderson, formerly head of the Criminal Investigation Department at Scotland Yard, in his reminiscences in "Blackwood's…

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