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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Lagoon Hill. Mining Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 4

THERE have been three accidents amongst the miners lately. Mr. William Thomson, when driving in his tunnel near Laurel Hill, was struck…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Golden Dyke (Wandong, Vic) notify their fifth dividend of 6d., payable June 13. New England Gold and Scheelite…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Duty neglected becomes the devil. The chief right of man is the right to do his duty. No Government is safe unless fortified…

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Resolution by the Miners' Congress

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

The International Miners' Congress, now sitting at London, has unanimously approved of the principle of State pensions for the aged poor and others who are unable to…

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Mining Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

A valuable find was made to-day by a miner named George Adams, of Mary-borough reservoir, about a mile from the town, he came upon a nugget weighing…

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Mining at Pullitop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

We are informed that there is a considerable revival in gold mining matters at present at Pullitop, some of the old leases being re-upplied for and serveral new ones…

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In a Welsh Mining Village

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 1

An English tourist walked Into an old-fashioned country inn situated in a mining district of Wales recently, He got into conversation with…

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Local and General Items MINING

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

The tributors in the Proprietary mine had a long run of poor stone, and most of those concerned left the venture. Messrs. Donovan…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, May 31. the Miners' Congress

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

At the sittings of the International Miners' Congress, in London, yesterday, the French delegates endeavored to induce the congress to support an international miners…

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Cable News. General Cables. Proposed Coal Strike. a French Proposal Rejected. London, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

At the sittings of the International Miners' Congress, in London, yesterday, the French delegates endeavoured to induce the congress to support an…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

The monthly escort left to-day with 364oz. 14dwt. gold. WEST WYALONG Wednesday. The tributers of Summergill's mine…

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Land Notes. Revocation of Part of Special Area No. 13,711. Cootamundra Land District. Within the Temora Gold-field

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 4

Part of special area 13,711, proclaimed 9th May, 1801, modified 19th June, 1897, county Bland, parish Thanowring, 2 acres. Reserve 32,721 from sale for public school…

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Romance of a Gold Mine

The Junee Democrat · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 5
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

Near Como a mining town in Colorado, is a mountain lake -- a small but deep body of water, clear and cold, which seems to be in the centre of au ancient volcano. Several…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

At Adelong, Donovan and party, tributers at the Adelong proprietary mine, have crushed 12 tons for 10 1/2oz. gold…

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Romance of a Gold Mine

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 6

Near Come, a mining town in Colorado, is a mountain lake--a small but deep body of water, clear and cold, which seems to be in the centre of an ancient volcano. Several…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

Delicacy is to the affections what grace is to beauty.—Degerando. We are as often duped by diffidence as by confidence.—Chesterfield…

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Mining. Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

A report from the Mount Elliot gold-field states that a rich leader has been struck by the tributers of the Just in Time claim. About five tons of stone…

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The Great Central Freehold Copper Mines, Mount Hope

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 7

It is about eight months since we visible this mine and during that time development work has proceeded apace under the able management of Mr…

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Tumut Mining News

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 4

FROM a claim near Gilmore Creek, 17 mile; west of Tumut, some nice specimens of gold have been obtained. About an ounce and a half, nuggets and dust,…

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