Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

488 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 25

Mining. Garangula

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 2

A local syndicate has been formed to work the Conundrum. Mine,: which has been shut down for the past two years. Operations are being briskly…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mining News

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

AT Coolac the tributers on [?] ward cleaned up last week from a parcel of about 140 tons of bulk are; the free gold contents are low, and barely…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

South Esk Tin (Tas.) is looking well in the face, the wash being of richer quality than usual. Unity (Bendigo) had another disappointing…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mining Notes

The Temora Star · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

Curry and Buntine are still getting good gold An advantageous offer has been made them for the claim, and it is their intention to put a number of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Rich Gold Discovery

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

A rich discovery of gold is reported at Maytown, north of Cooktown (Queensland). T. Furse, T. Graham, J. Jenkins, and A. Dimes about five weeks ago took…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

About Johannesburg. the Wealthy Rand Mines. Future Prospects at the Front, Wagga Men Doing Well

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 2

Fourteen years ago not a brick [?]ood on the ground where the town of Johannesburg now stands, and at the present time, or, rather previous to the war, the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 2

At Wyalong a parcel of 14 tons from Hiawatha has been crushed for a yield of 27oz. Recent developments in the Shamrock are of a satisfactory character…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mining Notes

The Temora Star · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 3

There is a possibility of femora seeing another mining boom. Curry and Buntine's find is looking very promising, and it will be thoroughly…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Thoughts of Gold

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 1

It is more than probable that most people will plead ignorance respecting the personality of Mr. Philip James Bailey, who completes his eighty-fifth birthday…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Gundagai Mining

The Junee Democrat · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 2

THE Independent says: "Some wonderfully rich specimens of golden stone were broken down at Robinson and Rice's Mine last week. They were taken out of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

A valuable discovery of copper is reported from Gulf Creek, near Hillgrove. The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. intends to keep down the production of concentrates to the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mining Notes

The Temora Star · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

Hale and party, Springdale, have crushed 30 tons for a return of 11dwt, per ton. A 2 ton lot from a new find close to their southern boundary gave…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Extraordinary Gold Robery. £70,000 Stolen. London, August 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

An extraordinary gold robbery has been committed at Vallejo, a Californian port, 27 miles from San Francisco. The robbers constructed a tunnel 350ft…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Daring Robbery in California. Bar Gold Valued at 170,000 Stolen. London, Wednesday afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 7

A remarkably daring robbery is reported from California. The robbers drove a tunnel for a distance of 350 feet from the shore to the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Mining. Springdale

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

A two-ton trial crushing from the new find on the Reward lease gave 17dwt. per ton. Buntine and Curry, from their claim at…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mining at Reno. the Diamond Drill. Mr Slee's Visit

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

On Saturday morning Mr W. H. J. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines and Superintendent of Diamond Drills, arrived in Gundagai. The object of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mining in New South Wales. Interview with Mr. Louis Janin, Jun

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 4

The following is the reported interview with Mr. Louis Janin, jun., referred to in a letter in our lust issue by a Reno correspondent. It is taken…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fatal Mining Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 3

A serious accident occurred last night at the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, through a fall of earth. A workman, J. H. Thomas, was killed and two others…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 6

Smelters will be erected at Drake in the Tenterfield district. At Wyalong the Bed Flag party is raising rich stone from the 160ft. level…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 2

Mr Sloe, Chief Inspector of Mines, says it was not the late Mr C. O'Brien (whoso death we reported a couple of weeks back) who was tho first to discover…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →