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Mining & the mines, 1901

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The Great Gold Robbery. the Treasure Recovered

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 2

The go[?]l valued at £12,00. which was reported three weeks ago to have been stoien from the N.D.L. steamer wilhelm de Groase during the voyage from New York, has been…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 2

A very rich reef was struck in the Challenger Company's mine to-day at the 520ft. level. The reef is 141b. wide. The mine is situated on the crown of an…

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A Rich Gold-field

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 2

Rich gold reefs have been discovered in the Murchison Range, which runs in a north- easterly direction from Leydsdorp, in the Northern Transvaul…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, April 15. a Rich Gold-field

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 2

Rich gold reefs have been discovered in the Murchison Range, which runs in a north-easterly direction from Leydsdorp, in the northern Transvaal. [The existence of…

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Hidden Gold

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 1

Gold for various reasans disappears rapidly in all countries, but nowhere else does it pass out of sight so rapidly as in India and China. So rapidly does the…

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The Challenger Chute of Gold

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 3

WE had hoped that Adelong had been established as a goldfield long enough to wear down the possibility of the gold fever breaking out amongst its…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

Gad furnishes some interesting mining notes to the Orange Leader:— The Phoenix, Palmer's Bulga, crushed 5 tons for 2oz. 14dwt. A new reef 2ft…

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Colliery Disaster

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

Owing to the Greta colliery still burning the search for the bodies of the victims in the recent disaster has been abandoned. The mine has been re-sealed to allow…

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Illawarra Miners

The Worker · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Illawarra Miners' Delegates was held in Wollongong on Saturday, there being present:—Messrs. James Maguire (president), T. R. Morgan (treasurer), David…

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The Greta Colliery Re-sealed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

Attempts were made yesterday to enter the Greta sollie[?]y, in which an extensive fire broke out two years ago and bad to be sealed down, the bodies of five men being entombed…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

Groth's mine, situate out Tarrabandra way, is still looking very well. The shaft is down over 70ft., and excellent ore is being raised. Another crushing will shortly be…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

All nature is but art unknown to thee. God fulfils Himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world. Morality is the best security of law as…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

The Jennings' Sluicing Company have disposed of their alluvial claim at Grahamstown to Messrs. Davies and Kershaw, of Melbourne, who are here at…

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A Riot at Bendigo. Miners Object to Searching

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

A dispute arose at the beginning of the week in the Clarence United gold [?], Bendigo (Vic.), because of the refusal of the men to submit to searching. On…

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Another Gold Robbery. on a Mail-boat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

On arrival of the steamer William der Grosse at Bremen Hafen bars of bullion valued at £12,000, stolen on the…

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W. Jno. Baker's Cutlery Trophy Championship Prize, and [?]o awarded the Gold Medal, the First Prizes Royal Agricultusal Society, 1901

The Temora Star · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 5

The cutlery exhibit of Mr. W. Jno. Baker, in the main pavilion, well deserved the awards as enumerated above, these being the latest to a list of some 45 first prizes. The…

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Miners Relief Bill

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 2

A largery attended meeung was held at the Oddleiows' Hall, West Wyaiong, on friday night to discuss the clauses of the Miners' Relief But, Mr. W. T…

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The Coal Duty

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 3

Sir Micheal Hicks-Beech (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), in reply to questions in the House of Commons, promised to consider a suggestion that…

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Mining at Gundagai

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 2

IT was December of last year when gold was discovered on Messrs. MoEvoy's Tarrabandra estate by Henry Groth, a practical-minor. Our representative…

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Local and general news MINING

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 2

At the Challenger mine very little has been accomplished in developing the new find of rich stone on account of a heavy influx of…

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