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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

65 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4

Excessive Deport Required for Mining Lease at Tingha

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 7

The New England Mineral Producers' Association has protested about an "excessive" deposit required by the Department of Mines from a Tingha resident who has applied for o mining lease…

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Relic of Tin Mining Era

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. Woodford said that the outcrop from which be took the ore was a relict of the early days of tin mining…

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Miners Entombed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

ROME: Rescue workers are digging feverishly to save 59 miners entombed by a firedamp explosion which killed…

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10 Miners Killed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

ROME, Wednesday. —Rescue workers are digging feverishly to save 59 miners entombed by a firedamp explosion, which…

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Gold 5/- Piece Found

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. Harry Swilks, of Rocky River, exhibited two interesting coins at the Times office during the week…

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GOLD: C. Hoyt-W. Skaines Win on Local Course

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 6

Colin Hoyt and W. Skaines combined wed to win the four ball best bail versus par event on Sunday with a…

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The History of Elsmore: the Village's Beginning in the Mining Industry

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 9

In a paper read to the Inverell and District Historical Society, Mr. G. J. Penberthy told how the village of Elsmore had its beginning in the mining industry. Mr. Penberthy, whose grandfather came to Elsmore from England in 1874,…

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Projected Reopening of Metz Gold Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 7

Re-opening of the Metz gold mines on a large scale is projected by a Sydney partnership, according to statements made in the Warden's Court at Armidale yesterday…

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Re-opening Gold Mines

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 2

ARMIDALE: According to statements made in the Warden's Court, re-opening of the Metz gold mines on…

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Gold Snap Hits State

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Snow fell on the Southern Alps last night at Keseiusko and on surrounding peaks…

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Projected Reopening of Metz Gold Mines

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 6

Re-opening of the Metz gold mines on a large scale is projected by a Sydney partnership, according to statements made in the Warden's Court at Armidale…

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Price Of Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 8

"Council's attitude should be that every little helps, an Armidale alderman remarked when Council was advised of…

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Accident at Howell Mine

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 4

A man was taken to Inverell District Hospital last night after he had been struck on the back by a failing piece of rock…

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End Of The Road-And Then And Then McCrossin Street Days Of Melrose Gold Field Recalled

The Uralla Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 1

Metrose! That name hit the headlines round about the year 1889, when Rainey Mackay, George McCrossin, Hugh Robson and D. J. Mc-Lennan discovered a gold reef which was considered likely to yield…

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Who Has Lost a Gold Watch?

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

Inverell Police have several articles of lost property on hand awaiting claim by their owners…

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End Of The Road-And Then McCrossin Street Days Of Melrose Gold Field Recalled

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 13

Melrose! That name hit the headlines round about the year 1889, when Rainey Mackay, George McCrossin, Hugh Robson and D. J. McLennan discovered a gold reef which was considered likely to yield…

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Ashford Coal Test Runs

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 4

The North West County Council expects that construction of the large Ashford electricity extension will not begin until early in 1956…

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"No Prospects for Tin Mining at Current Prices"

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 4

The secretary of the New England Mineral Producers' Association, Mr. T. McNamara, said yesterday that tin producers in northern areas could not hops to produce for current prices…

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Tingha News Mine Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 2

Mr. E. Hillier, of Tingha, had a finger badly crushed by a fall of reck at the Howell Mine on Monday night. He…

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Search for Yankee Gold

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 6

WELLINGTON, NZ (Reuter): A group of young men in Dunedin plan to make another attempt to recover the…

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