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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

34 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 2

The Gundagai Gold Sobbery

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 8

IN connection with the the robbery of amalgam plates from Kimo battery, near Gundagai, last week, Constable Noble, of Temora, arrested on Sunday morning a…

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Fatal Mining Disaster

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 8

AN inburst of sand and water occurred at the Duke United mine, Maryborough, Victoria, about 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, causing the death…

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Gold in the Jaw-Bone of a Sheep

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

A DOCTOR at Bethnel Green, in the East End of London, picked up the jawbone of a sheep which was receiving a final polish from a dog belonging to one…

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Sensational Gold Discovery

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 3

MESSRS. J. Richards, W. H. Stephens, and T. Armstrong, tributing on the Reward Extended leases, Southern Cross Westralia last week struck a rich reef,…

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Kruger's Hoarded Gold. £250,000 Buried Treasure Found

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 2

MR. KEMP, a cousin of General Kemp, has discovered, beyond Spelonken, buried treasure, removed from Pretoria before Lord Roberts' entry. The value of the…

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Fire in a Charters Towers Mine. Seven Fatalities

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 8

At about 1 o'clock on Friday morning a fire was seen coming from the shaft of the Brilliant mine, and it was found that one of the levels was on fire. The men tried…

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Dredging for Gold. Big Syndicate to Operate About the Richmond

Northern Star · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 8

The richness of our North Coast beaches, particularly in the higher grade minerals as gold, silver and platinum, bas long been known. The immense quantities of heavy…

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Drodging for Gold. Big Syndicate to Operate About the Richmond

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 3

THE richnose of the North Coast beaches particularly in the higher grade minerals as gold, silver, and platinum, has long been known. the immense…

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Mining and Shares

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 3

IT appears by the Government Statistician's (Mr. T. A. Coghlan) work, just published, on the Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia, that the value of…

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Dredging for Gold. Big Syndicate to Operate About the Richmond

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 9

The richness of the North Coast beaches, particularly in the higher grade minerals as gold, silver, and platinum, has long been known…

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Petitions From Mining and Shipping Companies

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 5

PETITIONS from mining und shipping companies and firms within the States of Victoria and South Australia were recently sent in for presentation to Parliament as follows:—…

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Extracting Gold From Sea Water. [From Our Byron Bay Corrrpondent

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 4

A new and somewhat novel method of mining is about to be in operation at Broken Head, about 7 miles from this town. This new method, if it performs what is claimed…

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Queensland Gold Country

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1904 · page 5

MR. MACDONALD, who has done a good deal of exploration work in Central Queensland, has lately conducted explorations in the Gulf country. He is…

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The Richest Gold Country

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 8

THERE seems to be very little doubt that Great Britain will secure the bulk of the trade with Tibet. This, however, is the conclusion arrived at in the Monthly…

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