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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1879

6 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Lambton Colliery vend Scheme

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 3

IT is now pretty genrally known (says the Newcastle correspondent of the 'S. M. Herald') that the Lambton miners, who have so long stood by their masters in opposing…

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Old Si Gets a Gold Dollar

Northern Star · Saturday 3 May 1879 · page 2

OLD SI oma in and held oat hin hand with a bright yellow spot shining in the contra of the palm. Jess look afc dat now?"…

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Sketrher. Gold Seeking in Scotland

Northern Star · Saturday 21 June 1879 · page 2

WE are indebted to Mr. Coohrane, a gentle man of property, in Ayrshire and a wellknown antiquary, for collecting together, under the title of Early Records relating to…

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Australian Coal

Northern Star · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 3

IT has been very truly said that coal is the richest breasure that any country can possess; and now that the difficulties attending the supply of the transports at St. Vincent are…

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Humour. "Baby Mine."

Northern Star · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 2

THE baby carriage made its appearance yesterday for the season of 1879. It was occupied by the usual baby, and it was propelled by the woman who looks into all the…

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Production or Gold

Northern Star · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 2

WE find in the 'American Exporter' a tabular statement of the world's production o[?] gold, from the year 1757 to 1875, inclusive compiled from authentic sources. The total[?]…

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