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Mining & the mines, 1902

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The Illawarra Miners Dispute. Inspection of the Collieries

The Worker · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 6

The inspection of the Southern collieries by the members of the Arbitration Court during the past week is not considered by everyone concerned to have been that…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 3

Impossible is a fool's adjective.—Napoleon. The Truth against the World.—Welshmotto…

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Mining. Corowa

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 2

Three and a half fathoms of wash put through temporary puddlers at the Corowa Deep Lead mine returned 8oz. 13dwt of gold of high quality. The…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 2

Mr. Haynes, M.L.A., has received a telegram from Hill End, announcing the completion of the arrangements whereby the leaseholders on…

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Alleged Systematic Gold Stealing

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 2

Gold stealing from Kalgoorlie (W.A.) mines despite the efforts of the police and the watchfulness of the Chamber of Mines continues unabated, and some sensational…

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Local and General News. MINING

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Clemes, the mining expert is still engaged inspecting the Gibraltar Company's different mines. The whole of the lodes at different…

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Mining. Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

Reports from the Upper Murray state that a discovery of very rich tin his been made within a mile of Walwa township by Messrs. Lawson and Sturnacker. The…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 3

Operations in the Cowra Creek field are hampered because of the scarcity of water. At the British mine, Broken Hill, instead of working three shafts as heretofore…

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The Prevention of Colliery Accidents

The Worker · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 7

DEAR WORKER,—The prevention of mining disasters like Burwood and Dudley is a matter of such gravity in mining centres that I was impelled some three years ago to…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 3

THE parcel of ore recently despatched by Messrs Barton and party from their mine at Bark Hut has been treated at Cockle Creek. The result, however, has…

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Mining. Springdale

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 2

Kenny and party, of Lower Temora, crushed l2 tons at the Reward battery last week, for a return of 6½ dwts. per ton…

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Mining at Tumbarumba

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 2

The gold escort left Tumbarumba last week with 41 oz. of gold from Broadhurst and party's claim at Cherry Hill, which represents a little over one week's…

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The Arbitration Court. the Illawarra Miners' Dispute. The President Intervenes.—Attempt at a Friendly Settlement

The Worker · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 6

The further taking of evidence in connection with the heaving of matters in dispute between the Southern colliery owners and their employees was resumed by the…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 3

Ferguson and Purcell Bros., at Wondalga, are pushing on with the driving of their second tunnel lower down the hill than the position of…

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N.s.w. Gold Yield

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 2

A return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold yield of this State for the month of June was 10,287 crude ounces, equal to 8746 fine…

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General Cable News. Important Coal Discovery. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 2

Boring operations on Lord Dudley's estate in Staffordshire, involving an outlay of £30,000, have resulted in the discovery of a rich coal field…

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Warden's Court. (Before J. D. Walker, J.P., Mining Warden.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 3

John Henderson was called upon to show cause why authority No. 61 issued to him under Section 2 of the Mining Laws Amendment Act of 1896…

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Mining

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 2
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post

Messrs Dunstone and Phillips, from their mine on the Christmas Gift line, crushed, at the Reefer Battery, a parcel of 7 tons, yielding 1oz. 1dwt…

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The Power of Coal

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 5

A pound of what we will call average [?] would be somewhat smaller in size than a man's fist. A pound of this coal, if expended in mechanical work, would give us…

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