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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 6

W. A. gold yield for May was 207,500oz. valued at £747,002. A battery has been erected at the Righthand Creek mine, Kenyu, near Burrowa…

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Gold at 3855 Feet. New Chum Railway Mine. an Impoutant Discovery

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 6

For some time considerable interest has (a Bendigo wire of Wednesday, says) attached to the exploratory work being carried on by the New Chum Railway…

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Mining Ok Private Property

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 3

On Friday a number of members of the Labour party saw the Minister for Mines, and asked that the Mining on Private Property Act be amended in…

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Mining. Cullinga, Monday. the Christmas Gift

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

With the break of the drought this claim was partly manned and now about a dozen hands are employed underground. Very good stone is being raised' and a…

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Mining at Gundagai Important Developments

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 4

A Gundagai report to the S. M. Herald says that on Robinson and Riee's [?] Long Flat and adjoining Kenny. frewin and party's boundary, a new…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 2

DURING the past week mining generally has assumed a more active tone, particularly at Long Flat, where a number of men are actively engaged in the further…

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Mining. Springdale

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 2

Pitt and Sharp, of the Ema reef, had a 231/2 ton crushing put through at the Reward battery last week for a yield of 35dwt. p.r ton…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 6

A number of leases have been pegged out at Delegate owing to a 4oz. to the ton discovery. A public battery has been erected at Peak…

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Miners and the Labor Party

The Worker · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 4

Most miners know that they absolutely owe to the Labor Party's agitation and influence the reduction of the cost of miners' rights from 20s. to 5s. per annum—issuable…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

The crushings from the Gibralter Consolidated, for the month resulted in 475oz. gold from 348 tons. GUNDAGAI, Wednesday…

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English Racing. Ascot Gold Cup. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

The Ascot Gold Cup was run yesterday and was won by Maximum II.. Rising Glass running second and Elba third…

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Mining News

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 2

RECENTLY Mr. George Peel forwarded a sample of gold-bearing stone taken from his recently required lease of ten acres (on McEvoy's property), about…

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Richest Diamond Mines in the World

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 3

The Attorney-General of the Transvaal (Sir R. Solomon), speaking in the Legislative Council on the second reading of the precious Stone Ordinance,…

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South Africa. Transvaal Diamond Mines the Native Hut Tax. London, Friday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 2

The Attorney-General of the Transvaal (Sir R. Solomon), speaking in the Legislative Council on the second reading of the Precious Stones Ordinance, stated…

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Mining. Queensland Gold Discovery. Nine Ounces to the Bucket Warwick

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1903 · page 2

A sensational gold discovery three miles from Pratten and close to Big-hill has been made during the past few days. G. Martindall, who was successful lately…

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Rapidly Rifling Gold Yield

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 24 June 1903 · page 2

The foregoing return ii the largest, both in value and in quantity, ever produced in our history, and is quite sufficient to place these colonies once…

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Rich Gold Discovery. Nine Ounces to the Bucket. Warwick

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 24 June 1903 · page 2

A sensational gold discovery three miles from Practice and close to Big Hill has been made during the past few days. G. Martindall, who was successful lately…

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Trapped in a Flooded Mine. Fatality at Zeehan. Zeehah (Tus.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 June 1903 · page 2

A fatal mining accident occurred at the Florence mine to-day, a burst of water at the No. 2 level flooding the mine to, within 50ft. of the surface and drowning a…

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Water Famine at Broken Hill. the Mines Closing Down About 5000 Men Thrown Out of Work

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 June 1903 · page 2

Broken Hills threatened with a water a famine. Owing to the absence of rain the supply in the Water Company's reservoir has been causing anxiety and uneasiness…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 6

Gibraltar Consolidated, Adelong, monthly crushing yielded 473oz. gold from 348 tons. A crushing of 30 tons from the Last Chance at Delicknora, near Delegate, gave…

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