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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Fatal Mine Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

A deplorable accident has occurred at the Golden Horseshoe Mine, Ka[?], through a large piece of rock striking a stage, which collapsed and…

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Mining Institute

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above was held on Thursday night. Present--Dr. Muscio (chair). Rev. A. R. Pegler. Messrs…

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Rich Discovery of Gold. at the Bullfinch. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

Another rich discovery of gold has been made at the Bullfinch (W.A.) Proprietary mine, and it is expected the are will go many ounces to the…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

Leases for dredging have been granted to the following:--A. A. Thumbs, Glen Innes, por. No. 44, 14a 2r, c Gough, ph Bloxsome; also,…

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Insects in Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

DISCOVERIES in the coal mines of Central France have furnished by far the greatest advance that has ever been made in our knowledge of the insects…

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Wages Board. Mine and Dredge Workers

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

The board appointed to determine industrial matters in connection with the federated engine-arivers, and firemen and metalliferous mine workers…

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Colliery Disputes. Miners Threaten to Stop Work

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

THE Shortland miners have deciced to give 14 days' notice of their intention to cease work unless their grievances are settled, Meanwhile the miners…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

The application of W. B. Heaney and others, Emnuavile, for three mineral leases of 20 acres each, to Hawthorne, c AiT&watte, has been…

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Mining Legislation

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

MIXING men will be interested to know that it is the intention of the Government to erect State batteries in different parts of the State. The…

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Great Saving of Coal

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

Mr. de Ferranti subsequently made the following statement: "All the coal we have to burn," he said, "should be turned into…

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Fifty Tons of Gold

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

Roughly, a million sovereigns weigh eight tons, and the Federal Treasury is just now being loaded up with some millions of sovereigns in exchange for…

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Gold Leaf: Oldest Industry

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

An industry or art that seems to have reached us unchanged from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks is that of beating gold into this foil for…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The mineral lease No. 71, c Gough, ph Wellington Vale, held by W. Tomlson, of Deepwater, becomes void on Feb. 8, 1911; while the lease (c…

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A Coal and Coke Investment

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 4

Squatters, farmers, dairymen, and country residents generally, desires of varying their investments, realising there is greater safety in disposing their…

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Miners' Strike

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—1000 coalminers at Glymeath, Glamorganshire, have struck work on the question of increased wages…

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A Coal and Coke Investment

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 6

Squatters, farmers, dairymen, and country residents generally, desirous of varying their investments, realising there is greater safety in disposing their…

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Emmaville Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

The first month of 1911 has opened auspiciously as far as the price of tin is concerned. At the present time the ore is worth £122 per ton locally, at…

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Mining Tributers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

AT the Labour conference, Sydney, on Friday night, Mr. Dillon (Hillgrove) moved—"That no mining tribute agreement shall have less than six…

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First Gold in Australia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 2

THE first gold discovered in Australia was got near Bathurst in 1851. Sixty years ago—and all that time diggers have been pottering around looking for…

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" the Land of Gold." To-night!

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 2

The Woolcott Theatre Company have docided to give a full benefit to the local Hospital in the School of Arts tonight, when they will stage one of…

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