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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

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A Wealthy Mine. a Long Flat Bonanza. How It Was Discovered Over £1000 Worth of Gold knocked Out on Wednesday in a Few Minutes. And the Rich Reef Still Showing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

ON the 1st Mny, 1896, Mr. George Rice, a typical son of Emerald's Isle, rind the discoverer of the sensational Long Flat Mine, commenced…

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Mining. Shepardstown

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 3

There is nothing startling to report in this connection. Manns and party appear to be doing very little fork on their property, there being…

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The Gundagai Gold Sensation

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

Mr. Rice estimates the value of the gold taken out of the Long Flat mine on Friday and Saturday at about £3000. At present in…

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West Australian Mining. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

TOe west Australian collection of mining exhibition has been awarded the Grand Prize in the mining section of the Paris Exhibitions…

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The Wagga Show. Entries Close To-day. Gold Medal for Poultry Exhibitors

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

IT seems hardly necessary to once more remind the public that entries for the forthcoming Wagga Show close with the Secretary at 6 o'clock to-night Yesterday was a…

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Mining Mems

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 2

Business at Reno is beginning to brighten up, and there is every hope that the buttery machinery will be fixed up and general work resumed in…

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Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 2

In connection with the recent sensational find at Messrs. Robinson and Rices mine, Long Flat, nothing was done from Saturday last until yesterday, when Mr…

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The Gundagai Gold Find. Further Sensational Yields. a Seam or Pure Gold

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 2

In connection with the sensational find at Messrs. Robinson sud Rice's mine, Lung Fiat, on Wednesday, Mr. George Rice, manager and working partner of…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 2

Mount Morgan last year spent on materials, etc., £180,000. It also paid wages to the workers amounting to £186,000, and dividends to the amount of…

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Gold Mining in China

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 5

Russian enterprise has developed a splendid mining field in China, in the Sungari region of Eastern Manchuria. About a year ago an…

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The Gerta Colliery Dispute

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 3

The management of the Greta Colliery has agreed to the terms held out for by the miners, and work was resumed on Monday. The man will now be paid 23 3½d per ton…

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Hetton Colliery Newcastle. the Strike Settled

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 3

The strike of wheelers and driven at the Hetton, Colliery, Newcastle, in consequence of which the pit has lain idle, has been settled and the employes, to the number…

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Gold-mining Leases

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

Rent is due upon the following gold-mining leases, and unless paid before the 24th September next such leases may be forfeited :—The Mt…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

The monthly gold escort today brought 10,074oz. from Adelong and 54oz, 4dwt, 12gu from Tumbarumba.GREENFELL, Thursday…

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Naval Coal Supplies

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 August 1900 · page 2

The British Admiralty has given orders for an additional suuply of 100,000 tons of the best Cardiff (Welsh) steam coal, to be supplied immediately, the highest prices…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 3

In my last I made mention of the timbering of Shepard's shaft. Since then, I have had the pleasure of examining it to a depth of about 40ft from…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

A friend writes from the Yambulla mines, via Eden, to say that there are about 200 men there and a very poor field. Some reefs have a good show, and a…

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Gold Dredging

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 3

The advocates of the above are never weary, of tolling how gold-dredging is going to shower blessings untold on the business people and…

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The Welsh Coal Strike

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

The demands of the coal miners at Taff Vide, in Wales, who struck for increased pay, have been conceded, and the employment of imported labour has been…

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Dredge Mining". Jennings Gold Sluicing and Dredging Company. at Work on Adelong Creek a Promising Venture

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 4

The abovementioned company's property is situated at Sheppardstown, on a section of Adelong Creek, The corporation own 60 acres of…

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