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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

93 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 5

Gold in Copper

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 6

THE plucky Singleton men who took up the Great Cobar copper mine when it was to be had for a song, and sold it Recently to an English company,…

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Gold Stealing From Mines

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 5

ONE of the most daring robberies of gold ore ever committed was carried out last week in the underground workings of the Great Boulder Proprietary,…

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Short Story a Christmas Present for Mine Host

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 3

A CHRISTMAS which I shall never forget was that which I spent in Paris during the siege. I do not intend, however, to harrow my…

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Dearer Gold. British Sovereign Now Worth More Than 20 SHILLINGS

Northern Star · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 9

The price of gold has gone up, and your sovereign is now worth rather more than £1 0s 0½d in the open market. Sovereigns are made of 22-carat or…

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Rich Gold Find in New Guinea

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 8

THE steamer Morrie England arrived at Cook town from British New Guinea. Messrs. Crow and Darling have reported having discovered payable gold between…

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Gold Find near Mullumbimby

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 8

A mild sensation was caused in town on hist Saturday afternoon, when the news, which had hitherto been kept confidential, leaked out that a gold find had been made…

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Gold Find at Mullumbimby

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 5

IT is reported that gold has been discovered on private property at Myocum, about two and a half miles from Mulllumbimby. Several leases have been…

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Richest Mine in the World

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 4

THE Hon. Flunk Latchford, a prominent lawyer of Ottawn, has returned from Cobalt, and says that the latest silver discovery on the Nipissing claim is the…

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Coal in an Ica, Cliff

Northern Star · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 11

It can scarcely be said that there has ever been a "favoured nation" in the matter of coal: for of all nature's distributed material coal is unique in the wide spread…

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Gold Appreciation

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1906 · page 3

The price of gold has gone up, and your sovereign is now worth rather more than £1 0s 0½d in the open market. Sovereigns are made of 22-carat…

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Rumoured Papuan Gold Discovery

Northern Star · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 11

It has been rumoured recently that gold has been discovered in large quantities in the Upper Waria River district in New Guine[?]. Notifications received by the…

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Rich Gold Discoveries.—the Poseidon Field

Northern Star · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 5

At the Poseidon rush, Tarnagulla, Victoria, a nugget weighing 960oz. was found by Woodall, Brooks, Condron, and Eva, and a second nugget weighing 373 oz. was…

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Gold Robbers Trapped. Police in Waiting

Northern Star · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 2

A telegram from Perth, on Tuesday, says:—An attempted robbery was frastrated last night at Tower Hill mine, a mile from Leonora. The watchman, named…

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