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Mining & the mines, 1902

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 3

A coal dust explosion at Honds' coiliery in the State of Coahuila, in Mexico, killed a hundred miners. THE KING AND QUEEN…

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Aid For Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 2

MINEOWNERS on the Cherry and Lagoon Hill Goldfield labour under great disabilities by reason of the uncertainty which attaches to their…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph]. Melbourne, Wednesday. Shocking Mining Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 2

A shocking mining accident occurred at Benidigo this morning. Two men were working timber sets at 990ft. level of Hustler's Reef, at No. 1 Mine, Ironbark,…

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Stumbling Upon Gold Mines

The Junee Democrat · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 6

Gold was discovered in California in 1848, and in Colorado in 1858. The discovery was accidental in both cases, and the fact created the impression that…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 7

Is it true that the patriots who started the South African war in order to get sole control of the Transvaal mines are introducing over 2000 Arabs from the north to work…

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Cobar Mining

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 10

ON Wednesday afternoon the Mayor of Cobar (Alderman Hogan) received the following wire from Mr McDonnell, M.L.A.:—"Very pleased to report…

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Suicide of a Wyalong Mine-owner. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 2

GEORGE Wutton Neeld, 40, mineowner, from Wyalong, New South Wales, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket-knife, at his residence,…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 1

At Stringy Bark Gully, Melsore Bailey and party struck a nice seam of gold in their property. Gold shows freely in the stone, the reef being…

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Prospecting Aid to Mining at Cherry and Lagoon Hills. (To the Editor.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 1

SIR,, In your issue of the 4th inst appears an article having reference to assistance for prospectors at Cherry and Lagoon Hills by means of the…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

The manager of the Tarcoola Blocks Mine, disregarding the 12 mouths old agreement made between the A.M.A. and the Mine Managers' Association that a month's notice…

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Mining at Cherry and Lagoon Hills

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

MR. E. Corbett, who for over 9 years has been a successful mineowner at Cherry Hill, and who is at present on a visit to town, states that mining…

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General Cables. a Kentucky Sensation. Fighting a Sheriffs Posse. Mine Men Killed. London, Friday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

A sensation affray has occurred in Kentucky (U.S.A.). A sheriff, with a pose of 40 men. went out to seize the property of a…

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Mining. Gibraltar Crushings. the Third Series. Three Clean-ups. 364½Oz. G0ld From 231½ Tons Stone. Tributes Renewed

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

The third series of crushings by the tributers at tho Gibraltar Gold Mines is now nearing completion, up to yesterday parcels raised by three of…

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Springdale. MINING

The Temora Star · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 2

HALL BROS. who took up the Victoria reef some time back, report having had a 7½-ton crushing for a total yield of 6 oz. 10 dwts. 7 grs…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 2

Along the Currajong line of reef splendid mineral is being raised at several places. Howard, Geggins and party, tributers to the Western reef, Golden…

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Mines and Actions. a Boer Plot

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 2

The Boers laid a mine on the railway between Machadodorp and Daltanetha, hoping there by to rescue General Ben Vilioen from the British When he was…

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Mining. Gibraltar Crushing

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

White, Taylor and party had 26 tons put through the battery for a yield of 33oz. l9dwts…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

Someone writes the "Catholic Press" to say, as THE WORKER said some time ago, that the depression and starvation at Broken Hill were caused by the directors of the…

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Mining. Springdale

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

Hall Bros, crushed 7½ tons from the old Victoria reef, last week, for 6oz. 1dwt. gold. This is the reef that produced so much gold a few years ago…

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Tumult Gold fields

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 4

From the [?] Gold Mim [?]hed the [?] tons ful [?]…

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