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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

231 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 12

Items of Interest. Gympie Goldfields

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 6

The fiftieth anniversary of the Gympie (Q.) goldfields was celebrated last week. The discovery was made by Mr. James Nash, who was fossicking about…

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Broken Hill Mines

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 4

The Broken HiLL Mines are getting into full swing, and taking men on daily preparing for the production which is mainly dependent upon coal supply…

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Emmaville Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 5

The Great Britain Sluicing Company reports a clean-up of its Britain plant, on October 18, after sluicing 166 hours, since September 13, for an estimated…

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Items of interest. Emmaville Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 9

The Y-Water Tin Mining Company, owing to insufficiency of labor to run the plant three shifts, and to four weeks being lost in moving the [?]…

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Enemy Mines. Naval Directions. — Route Ships Should Follow

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 10

"That a minefield exists about five miles south of Gabo Island has been established by the mine-sweeping operations which are being carried out,"…

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Gympie Goldfields

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 6

The fifieth anniversary of the Gympic [?] goldfields was celebrated last week. The discovery was made by Mr. James Nash, who was fossick…

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"Baby Mine."

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

Miss Beatrice Holloway, tho clever young Australian actress, scores a huge success in her role as "Zoie," the childless wife of a business man in the new…

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The Rockvale Gold Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 6

While in Sydney on strike duty Mr. T. Rose of Armidale placed the old Rockvale gold mine known as 'The Comet,' in the hands of a Sydney firm who…

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The Recent Coal Strike. Scene in Court

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 4

Mr. Sweeney, representing the coal miners at the Victimisation Court at Wollongong, withdrew from the Court, alleging the inquiry was not being…

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Mines Off Gabo

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

It has been ascertained that the mine sweepers off Gabo have dragged to'the surface mines o falmost modern type, terrificaly powerful, and…

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Money in Gold Mining. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 4

The Wailf Gold Mining Coy. (N.Z.) has declared a dividend of one shilling, absorbing £25,000, making the total dividends and bonuses nearly five…

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Modern Mines. in Track of Coastal Shipping. Sweepers' Exciting Experiences

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 3

It has now been ascertained that the mine sweepers off Gabo dragged to the surface mines almost of modern type which were terrifically powerful. The…

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Emmaville Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 5

The Rourke's Hill Tin Sluicing Company No. 1 plant is treating payable ground in Preston's block. The yield for the month ended October 23 was 8…

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Hillgrove. Baker's Greek Gold Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 9

The Baker's Greek Gold Mine completed crushing for tributors and for the company. The tributors crushed a total of 172 tons for a yield of…

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Miners Go North

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1917 · page 7

IT is stated that 300 miners in the northern districts have gone to Queensland, where the indcucements offered by the Government are sufficient to justify…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 November 1917 · page 4

The manager of the Cope's Greek Central Tin-dredging Company reports two days rain, recording 143 points, at Skeleton Greek and that work was…

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Gold Discovery

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 November 1917 · page 4

A very rich gold bearing reef has been discovered by a returned soldier near Gulgong…

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Baker's Creek Gold Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 3

The Baker's Creek Gold Mine completed crushing for tributors and for the company. The tributors crushed a total of [?] tous [?] a yield of…

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Rich Find of Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—A very rich goldbearing reef has been discovered by a returned soldier near Gulgong…

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A New and Deadly Mine. More Mine-Sweeping Risks

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1917 · page 4

The mine as an instrument of destruction has been used by the Germans in a manner consistent with her disregard of laws and international…

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