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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mining

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 5

Nothing fresh [?]o report upon, but good "propects" of Indian hawkers on the field--no less than four vans reined up side by side. It is a pity the people could…

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Coal Seam. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 2

What appears to be a continuation of the Lithgow coal seam has been discovered near Irondale…

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Important Coal Discoveries

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 3

Important discoverie's of cool are reported from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. According to the reports, these coal beds have been measured…

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Muswellbrook Coal

Manilla Express · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 2

By notification in our business columns it will be seen that the Muswellbrook Coal Mining Company is now prepared to supply…

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300 Ounce Gold Nugget. Sydney

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

A three hundred ounce gold nugget has been discovered in a Ballarat mine…

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Att[?]nga Copper Mine

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 5

Some excellent ore is being mined in this mine, which is owned by a Gunnedah Company. A copper lode has been struck at the 90…

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Mine Accident. Sydney

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at the new Madame Berry mine, Allendale, yesterday. Just after the night…

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Tanami Goldfield. Sydney

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 2

The Tanami gold field, in the Northern Territory, is subject to much inquiry, and there is every appearance that…

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A Coal Box

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 6

The question of economising space is one that forces itself upon many families, especially those living in small flats, where such a thing as a…

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The Coal Trade. Sydney

Manilla Express · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 5

It is estimated that the Newcastle port is losing coal trade to the extent of 30,000 tons weekly owing to the lack of shipping facilities…

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Mount Morgan Mine. Sydney

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 4

All millers have been withdrawn from the vicinity of Mount Morgan mine in consequence of an extensive creep…

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Loading of Coal. Sydney

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 2

The Royal Commission declared M. C. Meyler's hoist to be unsuitable for the loading of coal at Newcastle. The…

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Gold Produced in W.A. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 2

Since 1886 gold to the value of £80,324,012 has been produced in Western Australia…

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Sleeping on Gold

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

The practice of hiding money away in all manner of out-of-the way corners is by no means modern. In the did days, according to "Gleanings…

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Girls' Arithmetic Competition. Gold Watch for Best Paper

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 4

The Principal of Bexley Ladies' College, Sydney, offers a lady's sold watch for the best paper on arithmetic from girls under 17 years of age. His…

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A Coal Strike. What It Would Mean

Manilla Express · Wednesday 13 October 1909 · page 3

Great Britain is threatened with almost the greatest commercial disaster it is possible to imagine. Should the threatened war between the coal…

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A Coal Strike. What It Would Mean

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 9

Great Britain is threatened with almost the greatest commercial disaster it is possible to Imagine. Should the threatened war between the coal…

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The Mineral Industry of New South Wales. Ii. Coal

Manilla Express · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 3

Next to silver coal contributes the largest share to the annual mineral production of the State. In 1907, out of a total production of nearly £10,295,290…

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The Mineral Industry of New South Wales. Ii. Coal

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 2

NEXT to silver coal contributes the largest share to the annual mineral production of the State. In 1907, out of a total production of nearly £10,295,290…

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Special Express Wires. SYDNEY, Tuesday. Coal Miners' Strike

Manilla Express · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 2

All the miners in the Northern district were idle yesterday. The only lodge that failed to carry the strike…

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