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Mining & the mines, 1901

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The Coal Duty. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

The Northumbrian coal miners threaten to strike for 14 weeks as a protest against the coal export duty. The Midland miners have approved of the…

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Long Flat Goldfield the Present Outlook. Robinson and Rice's Mine. Kenny and Party's Property. General Notes

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

Work at the Long Flat field is mostly confined to Messrs Rice and Robinson and Kenny, Frewin and party's grand raining properties. A little prospecting is going on…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, May 3. the Coal Tax

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

Owing to the imposition of tho coal export duty Mr. Wilson, member for Falkirk, has quitted the Unionint Party. The Northumberland miners threaten to go out…

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Gundagai District Mines

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 4

Mr. W. H. J. Slee Inspector or of Mines and Superintendent of Diamond Drills, arrived at Gundagai on Tuesday and went to Reno to inspect the boring operations…

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On The African Gold Coast

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 4

A lady who has returned from the Gold Coast tells the "Sunday Times" that the coast is by no means so bad as it has been represented. It it is the "white man's…

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Gold in Adelong Greek. (To the Editor)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 2

SIR In your issue of last Friday last I noticed a paragraph relating to the mining being carried on on the Adelong Creek. Being a very old resident…

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Mining. Adelong, Fridays

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

The monthly escort left to-day with 688oz. 18dwt. gold. GUNDAGAI, Friday. Mr. W.H. J.Salee, Inspector of Mines…

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The Coal Duty. Carried in This Commons. London, May 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 2

In the House of Commons last night the export duty of 1s per ton on coal, which was proposed by the Government as part of its financial scheme, was agreed to by 333…

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A Romance of Coal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 3

Joseph Davies, who began life as a sawyer and carpenter, and whose honesty and industry carried him on to wealth as a railway contractor, sank all his money…

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Our Mining Prospects

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 2

MINING being the chief branch of the industrial fabric of Adelong, the state of our gold mines is, of course, of paramount import to un, depending, as we…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 2

Federal Centrifugal advise that sluicing is proceeding continuously. Dividends declared: Ulster United, 1s., payable May 2; Nine Mile, £5, May 9…

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On the African Gold Coast

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 6

A lady who has returned from the Gold Coast tells the "Sunday Times" that the coast is by no means so bad as it has been represented. If it is…

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Public Meeting. Protecting Mining Interests

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 2

THE public meeting, convened by the Mayor for Tuesday evening, to protest against the revocation of a certain portion of North Gundagai commons…

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Mining. a Tale with Mr. W. H. J. Slee. Some Interesting Facts

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 2

CHATTING with a representative of this papar, during his visit to Gundagai last week, Mr W. H. J. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines and Superintendent of Diamond…

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Mining Cullinga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

The Wallendbeen syndicate are raisings good stone from their reef. They are down about 12ft. in a very sharp underlay. They have commenced a vertical…

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More Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 2

A good alluvial gold find has been made at Cruse's Hill, near Carcoar. The prospectors are reticent about disclosing information…

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Politicians and Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 2

The money collected at Wickham for a presentation to Mr. Fagan, ex-Minister for Mines, has been refunded to the subscribers…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

Premier South (W.A.) cleaned up 193 tons for 218oz. smelted gold. Victoria G.M. Association (Charters Towers) crushed 300 tons for 320oz. gold…

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A Coal Substitute

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 8

In the Hemshof dye and soda factory, near Mannhiem, is a workman named Montag, who, it is reported, has invented a substitute for coal, which costs…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

The root of all discontent is self. One always has time enough if one will apply it well.—Goethe. Trust thyself. Every heart vibrates to…

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