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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Land Gold and Financial

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 3

The following statistics are taken from the monthy statistical 'Bulletin' of N.S. Wales:— During December, 78 applications…

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Activity at Ypares. British Spring Mines on the Enemy. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 7

Sir Douglas Haig reports: "We sprang three mines on Friday night in the neighborhood of Loos with satisfactory results…

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Mt Bora Cold Mine. Annual Meeting of Shakeholders

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Mt. Bora Gold Mining Compony was held at the Literary Institute, Armidale, on Tuesday evening…

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North Sea Full of German Mines. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 3

A Norwegian captain reports that the North Sea is full of German mines…

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Coal Miners Idle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The State Government is trying to find [?] for the men in the Newcastle district who are rendered idls b the…

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Shortage of Miners

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

Owing to a large number of South Coast mienrs and wheelers having enlisted a shortage of men is being experienced. The coal trade at present is…

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Molybdenite Mining. an Inverell Investor

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 5

A special meeting of Knox's Zalley molybdenite syndicate was held at the Central Hotel on Monday. The business was to receive a report from the…

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"Old Gold and Silvar War Fund." an Interesting Fund

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 2

This patriotic fund, which was started in Sydney about the beginning of this year, with the Honorable Sir W.: P. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as President,…

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Scarcity of Gold

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 5

A regulation under the War Precautions Act makes it an offence to deface or destroy sovereigns: The Federal Treasurer states that jewellers…

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Our Singing Soldiers. Undisturbed by Mine Explosion. British Headquarters, Jan. 6

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 2

Some curious structures of concrete, like popper castors in shape, have been built in places along the enemy front. They naturally get the attention they…

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Conditions on Goldfields

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 3

"Total prohibition is logical in theory, but in practice is a failure. To my mind, the aim of temperance advocates, among whom 1 rank myself,…

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Rich Gold Find

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

Thomas Guinn who discovered a 44oz. nugget of almost pure gold In the Break of Day sully at Bendigo, has been prospecting in the district for 30…

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A Grain of Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 7

WORDS of piety, allied to a catching tune, are dike seeds, with wings—they float out in the air and drop in the odd corners of the heart, to spring up in…

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Submarines As Mine-layers. Latest Invention In Deep-Sea Warfare

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 3

The latest German method of warfare is to lay mines by means of a new type of submarine. Before the war opened, Simeon Lake, the American…

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Mine and Bomb Warfare

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 4

Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy on Friday night Sprang a mine near the Hohenzollern redoubt. He entered the trench but was bombed out…

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German Miners

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

It is stated on excellent authority that there are some German opal miners at Lightning Ridge, who are digding without a miner's right. The…

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£26,000 for New Goldfield

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 7

In response to the toast of the Government at an A.N.A. smoke concert in Melbourne, Mr. Mahon, Attorney-General, touched on important…

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World's Gold Production

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 7

It is estimated that the gold production of the world in 1915 was greater in value than that for both 1913 and 1914. The gain last year…

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The Silver Spur Mine. £1,000,000 Lying Idle

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 9

Undoubtedly the Silverspur Mine, near Texas, is one of the best propositions in Australia to-day (says the Brisbane "Daily Mail"), but it is…

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Mining at Emmaville

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 5

Last week the output of the Vegetable Creek tin mines was 10 tons [?] of tin oride. At Chandler's shaff the manager is blocking out in the [?] west…

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