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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

484 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 25

Mining. Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 2

The Lucknow has cleaned up 112 tons of channel material for 82oz. gold, besides 3½ tons of valuable concentrates. The Brilliant is ftill proceeding with sinking…

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Warden's Court. Friday. Before Mr. Warden W. Clarke. a Cullinga Mine

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 3

Henry Bennett applied for a suspension of labour conditions for six months on goldmining lease No. 135, Cootamundra, on the ground of insufficient capital to work the…

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Mine Explosion

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

In an explosion at the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania, a man named Kelly was killed and two others two badly injured…

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Miners' Accident Relief Act

The Temora Star · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 3

WE have received the following from the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Board :--The provisions of the Miners' Accident Relief Act…

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Mining. Cullinga, Saturday. Christmas Gift

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

The continuous dry weather has very much hampered prospecting since Christmas, and to-day the climax was reached when the Christmas Gift closed down…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

IN old work[?] Christmas Ree[?], situated [?] Gadarn side of the Gap Overlooking Ritzau's old vineyard, J. Guy and W…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Act

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

The provisions of the Miners' Accident Relief Act are applicable to all mines employing fiften or more persons, and in such cases…

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Adelong Mining Items

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

On Monday last Messrs Purcell and Ferguson completed at the Reefer Battery a crushing of 27 tons 13cwt of ore, from their mine at Wondalga,…

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Warden's Court. Before Mr. James D. Walker, J.P. Mining Warden, Tumut

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

Re an application of John Evans, for authority to enter portion 47, parish of Cooleman, the Warden ordered the authority to issue for 12 months…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 3

The manager of the Cope's Crook Dredging Company reports that for the week ended April 10 the yield was about 15ewt., Kinking the total on hand over three, tons…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

Idleness is the very dregs of life.—Defoe. Without the rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.—Emerson. Life is a trial trip before the launch, into…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

Winslett and party, of Wondalga reefs, crushed at the Reefer battery 25 tons yielding 22oz, of gold. Purcell, Furguson, and party, from the same reefs,…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 3

Preliminary notice of intention to refuse W. Holland's application for a gold-mining lease of 2a, at Broken Cart, is gazetted…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 2

The usual monthly escort left here yesterday with l,014oz. gold. TUMUT, Thursday. Mining mutters are looking up in the…

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Telegrams. Gold Yield. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 3

The gold yield in N.S.W. for the past four months was 110,050 ozs., being on increase of 20,000 on. over the amount won during a corresponding period last year…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 3

The stoppage of the Cobar mine would affect over 1000 men at Cobar, Lithgow, Nymagee, and Rix's Creek. These places are supporting Cobar's agitation for cheap…

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Mining News

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 2

Mining in the district generally may be termed flat. The absence of water debars prospecting, while the mines which twelve months ago absorbed all…

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Wyalong Mining

The Temora Star · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 3

THE last monthly escort left on Saturday with 1151oz. gold. In addition to this a large percentage, as usual, went by post or private escort. An…

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Mining. Corowa

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 2

At the Corowa Deep Lead on Wednesday last the first wash up of about two fathoms and a half of wash and mullock was made, which gave return of…

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Miners and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 3

The tributers at the Lady Grace Company, Stewarts Brook, are crushing with good [?] Mining has been dull at Scone, the dry…

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