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Mining & the mines, 1900

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Guns of Gold and Silver

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 5

The Gaekwar of Baroda, an Indian, prince who still rules under British guzerainty, has a great and gorgeous palace in Baroda, and seven miles out of…

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Revocation of Part of Gold Field Reserve. Land District of Urann. Within Brookong Holding, resumed area No. 473A

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 4

Part of Recrve from conditional purchase (within Galore Gold-field) proclaimed 22nd February, 1884. County of Urana parish of Lockhart, containing an area of about 5 acres…

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Miners and Hospital Dues

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 2

A new rule of the Prince of Wales Mine Accident Fund is to the effort that the committee shall have power to engage doctors, nurses and other…

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News of the Mines

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 2

WORK on the Long Flat line of lode proceeds apace. The New Zealand party, No. 5 north, have done considerable work, but owing to the synclinal…

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Mining. Burrowa

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 2

The Mount Walla Silver Mining Syndicate has been formed into a company, and starts operations next week. The company hold under lease four blocks of…

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To Protect Fruit from Gold

The Junee Democrat · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 3

keep it wrapped in brown paper. In this way it will stand left. more cold than left unprotected…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Meeting a party of reefers returning from the battery with their cake, the proceeds of six months' work, a neighbor asked, "Well, Mick, how did the clean-up shape?" To which Mick…

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Mining. the Prince Mine, Reno. Diamond Drills to Be Tried

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

The management of the Prince mine, Reno, have decided on scouring diamond, drills for the purpose of testing their property to a depth of 1000ft…

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Fatal Search for Gold

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 6

An old minor named Ames worth made his way down through Mexico, always following some ignis fatuus. He had seen some rich finds made in his day, had…

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Mining. Tumut

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

A party of prospectors is reported to be upon 7oz. stone, but the news lacks confirmation. Other parties in the same locality report good shows. Messrs…

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Booth's United Gold Mines. the Manager Sued Fob Wages. by the Employees. Verdicts and Compensation

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

ON Monday last, at the Gundagai police court (before Mr. Wm. Clarke, P.M.) 13 employees of Booth's United Gold Mines, Ltd., Collac, proceeded…

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Mining. Goolac

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

Booth's United.—No. 4 level : Risen about 8ft. from drive, ore now about 2ft. wide. Drive in from crosscut about 4ft. on quartz vein, no gold showing yet. No…

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Gold at Tumbarumba

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

A report of a rich discovery of gold comes from Tumbarumba. It is stated that the find has been made by Mr. Thomas-Bell of the Cherry Hill Mine, who, according to the…

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Victoria. Gold Shipments Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

Gold shipments by the R.M.S. India today totalled £47,902. £3003 was taken on Chi-nese account for Hong kong, £5000 on account of the P. and O. Company for…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 2

QUITE a number of the miners discharged from Booth's United Gold Mines, Ltd., Coolac, without their wages being paid, obtained verdicts…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Edward Watts, of Wattle Flat, writes to Bay that W. Johnson, Albert Core, and Phil Jillet worked in the Solitary Mine for ten weeks and received the pittance of £9 13s.—whether…

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Mining. Tumut

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Mr. M'Intyre, a miner, from Laurel Hill, reports that his party had obtained 26oz. of gold out of six sets, representing the cleaning of the boxes for one week…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Greta Colliery on Fire. Five Men Entombed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Late on Wednesday night the wath[?]man at Greta Colliery discovered that the mine was on fire near the junction of No. 2 district with the male slant dip. He on…

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The Gold Yield

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 2

According to returns turmshed to the Mines Department, the yield of gold in Victoria last month was 77,039oz., raising the total for 11 months to 724,909oz.,…

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Greta Colliery Fire

The Temora Star · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

MAITLAND, Saturday Morning.--The work of sealing off the Greta Collery, which is on fire, and where five men were entombed, was commenced…

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