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Mining & the mines, 1908

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Guide to this Mining Laws

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 7

We have been favored by the Under-Secretary for Mines with a copy of the guide to Mining Laws of New South Wales, just issued, which is very handy to any person…

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Stolen Gold. Robbery at Melbourne G.P.O.

Northern Star · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

A remarkably robbery from the General Post Office, Melbourne, has been brought under notice. On Saturday last Mr. Geo. Blaye, mining manager of the Wilberforce…

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Victorian Gold Returns. Bendigo's Big Total. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 7

Since the discovery, of gold in Victoria, a 1851, the Bendigo mines have yielded about 10,500,000 ounces, worth over £60100,000…

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New Gold Discovery. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 21 September 1908 · page 3

Considerable excitement exists in the Cessnock district, owing to the discovery of gold on private property near Ellalong…

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Mining Fatality. Two Men Killed. Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 5

A double fatality, has occurred at the Band and Loch Mine, Ballarat, by which the mine manager, Wm. Mason, and a miner named James Collins, lost their lives…

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Mining Speculator's Suicide

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

A MINING speculator, named Thomas F. Fletcher, committed suicide at Gulgong by exploding a plug of dynamite in his mouth and blowing the top…

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Big Gold Yield. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 9

Murphy and party, of Nerrigundah, near Moruya, clened up 32 tons of wash for 124. ounce s of gold. This was obtained by three men in 11…

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The Mining Laws of New South Wales

Northern Star · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 3

From the Under-secretary for Mines we have received a copy of the eighth edition of the "Guide to the Mining Laws of N. S. Wales." It is the first edition under the…

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Gold Medal for Butter

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

At teh Franc-British Exhibition the North Coast Co-operative Coy, was awarded the gold medal for its butter. To secure this it was necessary to obtain a…

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Departure of Mr. H. W. Burge. Presented with Gold Jewel and Cheque

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 4

As briefly intimated previously, the Lismore Orchestral Society arrnged to entertain their late promoter and conductor Mr. H. W. Burge, at a "complimentary"…

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Gold Mine Tn Ireland

Northern Star · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 2

Inishowen Head, County Donegal, Ireland, is trying to become a Klondike Two years ago Lord Shaftesbury granted a sixty years lease to a Mr. Johnston of…

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N.S.W, Coal Royalties. Minister and the Auditor General. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 3

In the course of a criticism of the Budget in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. McGowen referred on several occasions to the Auditor-General's report. He said he had…

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Coal Tar-- the Most Protean Substance in the World

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 3

Speaking recently before the Society of Chemical Industry, Mr H. Schweitzer summarized a number of the ducts of the coal--tar industry. Since…

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Balmain Colliery. Closing Down Announced. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 3

In consequence of a cablegram recieved from the London directors of the Balmain Colliery, the general manager has given 11 days' notice to the men that their services…

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Grafton Copper Mine

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 4

The manager of the Clarence C.U. copper mine, Grafton, in his monthly report states that where the lode was first cut it was 18in. wide,…

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Old Man's Hoard of Gold

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 4

The case of the old man, Benjamin Hill who with his wife was recently admited to the West Bromwich Workhouse apparently destitute, but on whom a hoard of…

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State Gold Yield Decrease. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 3

The gold yield for the State of N.S.W. for the past nine months showed a deereuse in value of £62,000…

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Wright Bros. Awarded Gold Medal. London, Thursday afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 9

Orville and Wilbur Wright, have been awarded the French Aero Club's grand gold medal for 1908…

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Miners Federation Will Join Labor Party. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 3

The Min[?]s' Federation of Lritain has [?] to apply for admission to the Labor Party conditional on members of the [?] commons now representing…

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A profitable Investment. the Reliance Gold Mining Coy

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 October 1908 · page 4

An advertisement on page 2 to-day brings before the notice of the public the Reliance Gold Mining Company now being floated. The property offered to the…

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