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Mining & the mines, 1902

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 3

Work is progressing steadily at the Hillgrove Proprietary. For one week's washing at Araluen, Dogan and party obtained 17½oz. of gold…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

Business, is—the money of others.—Dumas. Whoever is out of patience is out of soul.—Bacon…

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Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

A parcel of 14 tons of stone from Messrs. Barton and party's mine, known as the Gross, at Tarrabandra, which was sent to Cockle Creek, assayed 2oz 16dwt…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday. the Outtrim Colliery Strike

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

The strike at Outtrim colliery shows a new development. It seems that after the strikers warned the boarding-house keepers against entertaining undesirables, one man…

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A Disastrous Colliery Explosion. Great Loss of Life Feared. London, July 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

An explosion is reported to have occurred in the Combine Steel Company rolling mill colliery at Johnstown in the.State of Pennsylvania. Six hundrcd men have been…

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Arbitration Items. the Illawarra Miners' Case. the Conference Fails

The Worker · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

In our last issue we gave a full report of the evidence taken by the Arbitration Court when it resumed at Wollongong to continue the hearing of the dispute between the…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 2

No less than five mining leases out of seven taken up on the Christmas line of reef have returned over an ounce and upwards of gold per ton of…

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Local and General News MINING

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 2

Mr T. H. Clemes, mining; expert, has completed his inspection and testing of the Gibraltar Company's mines here, and left for Mount…

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Tumut District Copper Mines

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 July 1902 · page 2

The Tumut correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports that the townspeople are urging on the Department of Works the necessity of constructing a vehicular…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Cleemes, the expert who came out from London to inspect and report upon the Gibraltar Mines and the recent acquisitions by the…

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Australian Opal and Opal Mining

The Junee Democrat · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 2

Considerable quantities of opal are found in Queensland and New South Wales. In the latter State the commoner kinds are found in many…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 3

Matters are quiet on the Cargo goldfield in the Molong district. The warden at Cowra has granted a suspension of the labor conditions for six…

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Termination of the Outtrim Strike. Action by the Coal Miners" Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 7

The wheelers employed at the Outtrim Howitt Colliery, who made a demand for an increase of 1s per day in the rate of pay, have yielded to the persuasions of…

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Mine Explosion in America

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 2

A powder magazine at the Daly West mine, Utah, exploded and caused great loss of life. So far 27 bodies have been recovered. Many other miners have…

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Mining. Tumbarumba

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 2

Henry Bell has applied for a lease of eight acres at Lagoon Hill, near Cherry Hill. Speaking at Goulburn Valley (Vic.) Mr…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 2

WICHT Bros., who went to considerable outlay to bring their extended alluvial claim at Nuggety Gully into working order, have been warned…

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Gibraltar Crushings. 527oz. of Gold From 283 Tons of Stone. a Good Average

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 2

The following are the results of the tributers' crushings at the Gibraltar Consolidated Gold Mines for July :— P. Eccleston and T. O'Grady 56½…

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Mining. Cullinga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 2

As there are only four or live parties prospecting, there is very little to report in this line. Edgeworth and party, tributors in the "Federal," are raising…

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Alluvial Gold at Mingay. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 2

In connection with the alluvial lead at Mingay, nine miles from Gundagai, there are three claims on gold, namely, Tremain and party, Morley and party, and…

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Reported Gold Discovery

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 2

News was convoyed into Bathurst on Sunday that a rich discovery of gold had been made at Native Dog Creek, about 33 miles from Bathurst. Two…

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