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Mining & the mines, 1902

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 4

Prospecting aid at the rate of 25s per foot for sinking has been grunted to W. Wood for the Klondyke Mine, on the Kurrajong line…

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Mining Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

Two miners were suffocated to death by cyanide fames in a mine near Southern Cross, West Australia, Yesterday…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 3

The Blayney Copper Mines, on the Great Western Railway, New South Wales, including the machinery and plant, were sold at auction in adelaide by Messrs. Johnston…

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Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

It is reported that Mr. H. Groth has disposed of his mine situated, at Bark Hut, six miles south of Gundagai, to a local syndicate for £1,000…

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Shocking Mining Fatality. Shattered by Dynamite

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

A terrible fatality occurred on Thursday at the British Queen mine, at Magpie, Ballarat East (Vic.). Three men named Felton Griggs, Henry Geddes and…

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Middle Adelong. Mining

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

PURCELL Bros. and Elliott's alluvial mine on the Gadara estate is at present lying dormant. The company have expended much time and capital…

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Highway Robbery. Mine Manager Loses £600

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 4

Mr. John Pryor, manager of the Garden Gully Mine at Bendigo, was the victim of a most sensational and daring highway robbery on Friday. The outrage occurred…

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Daring Highway Robbery. a Mine Manager Stuck-up. His Horse Killed. and £484 Stolen

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 4

An audacious daylight robbery was committed at Eaglehawk, near Bendigo (Victoria) on Friday afternoon. Mr. John Pryor, manager of the garden gully…

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The Mining Industry. Returns for 1901. General Decrease in Production

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 1

The Under-Secretary for Mines has so far completed his compilation of the statistics of the past year's work as to admit of advance particulars…

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Mining. Gullinga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 2

The Christmas Gift Company have struck good stone a few feet south of the old shaft. As this is in ground previously untried it will considerable enhance the…

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Groth's Mine. a Groundless Charge Before the Warden's Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Monday last Henry Groth aaeared in answer to an information filed by Ed. Quinn, on a charge of non-fulment of the labor conditions on…

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Wyalong District Mines a Flourishing Condition. Record Yield Anticipated. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 4

THE following is Warden Stevenson's report on the Wyalong and surrounding districts for the year ending December, 1901:—"23,858 tons were treated for a…

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Mining Fatality. a Mine Flooded. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

A serious mining fatality occurred this morning through water bursting into the Cardigan Proprietary mine, near Baltarat. Nine miners were…

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The Gold Yield

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

The gold won at the end of 1901 is estimated as 13,475[?]633 crude ounces, valued at £49,661,815. The total yield for the year 1901 was 267,061oz., equal to 216,888oz…

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Flooding of a Mine. Loss of Life Feared. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

The Cardigan mine at Ballarat was flooded by a burst of water this morning. Nine men were below at the time, three escaped by diving through the water, but the…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 3

The Gympie gold return for last month was 939[?]oz. from 9582 tons crushed. The dividends paid amounted to £16,225, and the calls to £6582…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

Operations have again commenced at the Nil Desperandum mine. Preparations have been made for systematically working the lower levels,…

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The Flooded Mine. Two of the Men Rescued. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

The two truckers, William Simpson and William King, who, with six miners, were entombed in the Cardigan mine, Ballarat, by an inrush of water on…

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Mining Disaster at Ballarat. Another Inrush. Hope Still for the Truckers. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

The first news received from the Cardigan mine to-day was hopeful, but not very cheering. The pumping operations, which were conducted throughout the night in the…

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Miners' Grievances

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

We are ever eager to wield our pen, from a public-spirited standpoint, in the endeavour to ameliorate the lot of the miner, but frequently there are…

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