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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Gold and Rocks

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

GEOLOGISTS have classed the rocks of which the crust of the earth is made into two division— one formed through the agency of water principally,and the…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 3

On the Bushman's line of lode there are a number of parties developing, and all are anxious to see a battery established in the vicinity…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 2

Good prospects having been obtained from the newly-formed reef on Dean's property, a small rush took place this morning, and numerous claims have been…

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Mining Items. How Mining Is Neglected. the Views of a Victorian

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 2

DURING the course of conversation with the Ballarst gentlemen, Messrs. Bell and Lamb, who reached Gundagai this week for the purpose of closing for…

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Miners' Accident Fund

The Worker · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 5

Labor-Members Edden and Griffith introduced a deputation to the Minister for Mines to request some alterations in the administration on the Miners' Accident Relief…

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Mining

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 3

The Union Jack Gold-mining Company finished washing up 700 paddocks yesterday for a total yield of 400 ounces, which the manager informed me was a very…

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Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 2

Ballarat Syndicate yesterday closed for the purchase of M'Gregor and party's mine at Bark Hut. The members of the syndicate say that from a mining…

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Arbitration Court. Barrier Miners and the Proprietary Co

The Worker · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 8

The Court took evidence at Broken Hill in the case of the Barrier Ranges Amalgamated Miners' Association against the Broken Hill Proprietary' Company but…

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Terrible Mining Disaster. a Colliery Explosion. 235 Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 4

San Franscisco papers which came to hand on Tuesday contain particulars of a dreadful mining disaster at Hanna, Wyoming, involving the lives of 235 men. The…

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Mining. Grenfell

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

A parcel of 10 tons of stone from O'Malley and party's claim, north prospectors of the Bumbaldry, treated at Dapto yielded 40z. 1dwt. 14gr. of gold,…

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Gold Yield Returns for July

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 4

A return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold produced in this State during the month of July was 58.821 oz crude. equal to 49,891oz fine valued at…

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Mysterious Robbery. £1000 Worth of Gold Stolen

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1903 · page 4

A sensational robbery of over £1000 Worth of gold-bearing material from the Sough Kalgurli mine was reported to the Kalgoorlie police on Monday…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 2

A notice appears in the Government "Gazette" of August 7 of the intention of the Minister for Mines to cancel J. Wright's dam site lease 24,…

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West Africa Goldfields. an Australian's Opinion

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 4

In the course of a chat with a " British Australasian " interviewer, Mr. William Frost who has had a fairly wide…

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Colliery Explosions

The Worker · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 8

Colliery Explosions: Their Cause and Their Prevention, by Jon. Slay (Wm. Brooks and Co., Sydney) is a scathing denunciation by a practical mining engineer…

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Hebburn Colliery Trouble

The Worker · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 7

The Northern Colliery Employees' Federation made an aplication that working conditions should be preserved at the He[?]burn colliery by the owners of the property, the…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 2

Rennells and party are on a very fair show in Mr T. Potter's paddock, near the Bark Hut field. They only commenced sinking a few days ago…

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Mining. New Reef at Bark Hut. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 2

Reynold's, Lacy, and party at Bark Hut goldfield have discovered a new reef showing gold freely. Yesterday a large number of applications were lodged for…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 2

Keenan, Allen and party tributers in the Challenger Gold Mine at Adelong crushed 40 tons far a yield of 60ozs. of gold,…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 2

A convoy arrived from Tumberumba yesterday with 400oz. gold from the Union Jack sluicing claim. Allen and party tributers at the…

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