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Mining & the mines, 1927

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Tin in and About the Mines Bright Prospects Ahead

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 2

The district of Emmaville is in the stage of getting ready for a big forward movement in the mining industry. The forward movement is…

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Seventy One Dead Two Colliery Disasters Deadly Black-damp Many Bodies Recovered Hope Abandoned for Those Entombed Harrowing Scenes at Pit Mouths London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 1

All England and Wales are mourning as a result of the colliery disasters at Monmouth and Nottinghamshire. Scenes at the pit mouths will never be forgotten…

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Mining Claim Withdrawn

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

A mining claim, which has been pending for some time, was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday, before Mr. McCulloch, warden, in the Warden's…

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The Colliery Disaster Royalty Supports Fund LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 1

His Majesty the King has rant £100 and Her Majesty the Queen £50 to the mine disaster fund…

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Colliery Disaster. 24 Bodies Out of 27 RECOVERED. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 6

The rescue parties at Ebbonvale Colliery have recovered 24 of 29 missing miners. In one section they came upon nine sitting in perfectly life-like…

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Edie Creek Gold Ballot For Leases BULOLO

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 1

Having been denied statutory power to dispose by ballot of areas excised from the original leases at Edie Creek, the second warden has…

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The White Gold Glen Innes' Wealth Great District Exhibit of Wool

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 2

Possibly the most reassuring evidence that the Central New England Pastoral and Agricultural Association is growing…

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Buried to His Neck. Mining Accident. Broken Hill

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 10

While a number of men were working at the Central Mine, Broken Hill 50 tons of earth came away. One man named H. Alagich was buried up…

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Gold Bearing Stone Sheep Station Creek Tests

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 4

A five stamper battery was, some little time back, erected at Sheep Station Creek, near Dalmorton, for the purpose of testing out some gold…

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Goldfields Murders. Claim for Reward. Perth

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 6

The Supreme Court reserved judgment in the claim of Evan Clarke for £1000 reward in connection with the arrest and conviction of Treffene…

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Beach Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 4

Two men are engaged sifting the black sand of Seven-mile Beach, near Byron Bay, for its mineral wealth. Some yearn ago beach mining wan a…

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Gold the Dalmorton District New Developments

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 4

Mining developments in the Dalmo[?]on district during the past few weeks are reported to be of a highly promising character. It is stated that…

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Mining Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 4

White a [?] if new were [?]tea at the [?] Mizem, Bulker Hill [?] of earth their away. One [?] [?] H. Ab[?]zith was basied up to…

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Miners' Institute Perfoming Rights' Association "Iniquitous Demands"

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Miners' Institute was held at the institute on Tuesday last. The President, Mr. C. Wilson, occupied the chair, and there…

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Emmaville Mining

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 2

The Great Britain Sluicing Company's "Britain" tributers have cleaned up after sluieing 169 hours, for a yield of six tons 11 cwt, 3 yrs…

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Car Over Bridge Mine Manager's Smash HOBART

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 1

Mr. L. Simpson, mining manager, of Golden Gate mine, received serious injuries in a motor car accident at South Esk bridge, near…

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Commonwealth Offices To Coal £108,000. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 1

The FEderal Public Works Committee has recommenced the erection of the Commonwealth Office buildings in Phillip Street Sydney at a cost of…

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In Parliament Newspaper Tax and Hospitals "Mine Owners Defy Law" SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly this morning Mr. Lee asked the Premier if it would be better to allow the newspapers to hand over the money…

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Ashford Coal. An Interesting Discovery, Silverspur Possibilities

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 7

A discovery of a new process for treating ore at Silverspur mine was mentioned at a meeting of the directors of Ashford Coal…

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Edie Creek Gold Alluvial Fields Worked Out Reef Mining Prospects SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 1

Mr. H. J. Hutchison, who has returned to Sydney, after spending eight months in prospecting at Edie Creek in the Mandated Territory…

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