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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

173 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 9

Gold in Northern Territory

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 7

Some three or four years ago the fame of the then newly discovered Tanami goldfield flashed over the continent like a sheet of Summer…

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Petrified Bones in a Mine

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 3

Miners at the Usworth Colliery, County Durham, have made a gruesome find. While hewing in the Maudlin seam they broke through into a…

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Profit From Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 6

During the four years the State coal mine at Wonthagg[?] has been in existence it shows a profit of £122,000…

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Mining at Hillgrove

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 8

Mr. Hudson, Mining Surveyor, has been in Hillgrove the last few days, surveying various leases, amongst the number being the Sunlight leasee;…

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Molybdenite. Price Per Ton, £625. Fortnight's Rise, £150. Lady Who Owns a Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 4

On Christmas Day last year an article in the "Herald" stated that the price of molybdenite had risen from £300 to £400 per ton in the course of…

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The Ashford Coal Meet and the Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 3

Sir,--Probably very bow are aware of the extent of the coal alcasures on the western slopes of New England, but to these who know of then extent and [?]…

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Mine Flood[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 6

London, Tuesday.—W[?] [?]rs were working in a [?] at [?] [?] the workings were [?] [?]…

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Local Mining

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 2

It would seem that the roaring days have started on the newly found Rocky River mining field. Seventy applications in all have been made for…

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Gold Discovery

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 6

A new reef has been discovered at the South Big River Mine, at Reefton (N.Z.). The stone is reported to average [?] of gold to the ton…

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The Rocky River Find. Big Mining Revival

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 3

The finding of molybdenite and wolfram at Rocky River by Messrs. Billy Smith and Arthur MClifty bus proved of great importance, and to-day…

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Canaries As Life-savers. Bad Air in Mines

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 3

The enumeration of canary-birds among the necessary implements of the miner might cause surprise, but these peta are life-savers of the first order when their services are…

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The Romance of a Mine. the Queen of Molybdenite. Ore One Time Discarded As Valueless Now Worth £525 Per Ton

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 5

How many regrets lay among the past endeavors of the man who has been lured by the call of mining speculation? How many abandoned shafts today,…

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New Mining Venture. Scrip Issue Already Over Subscribed. Sydney, March 19th

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

The scrip issue in the N.S.W. Consolidated Mining Co. Ltd., has been already over applied for. We are sending Collingwood up…

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The Romance of a Mine. the Queen of Molybdenite. Ore One Time Discarded As Valueless Now Worth £525 Per Ton

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

How many regrets day among the past endeavors of the man who has been lured by the call, of mining speculation? How many abandoned sharts to-day,…

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Tin Mines, Ltd

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Collingwood, who has had wide experience as a mining prospector in South Africa, and who has come as the advance agent of the…

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Tin Mining

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. Jack Brissett appears to have struck very payable tin at "Wattle Glen," near Gilgai. A shaft has been sunk, and at the 100ft. level tin was…

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Australian Coal

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

The Minister for Defence denies the use of Australian coal caused damage to the boilers of the Commonwealth flagship…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

The Skeleton Creek dredge it working three shifts on fair average wash. The clean-up for last fortnight yielded 10 tons, which is very satisfactory…

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Treasure Trove. Boys Find Bag of Gold. Many Claimants

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 3

For the first time in thirty years the St. Helens (England) coroner held an inquest to determine whether a bag containing £150 10s in gold, found by two boys in a hole three…

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Mining Prospects

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Mr. Daniel Grove left Inverell this morning for Sydney. Mr. J. J. Collingwood and Mr. Leander Grove remain here representing the interests…

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