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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Burglars Miss the Gold

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 2

A burglary was pertrated at the office of the Prince of Wales mine, Reno, on Saturday night (says a report from Gundagai). At midnight Mr. Davies, officer…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 5

The New Chillagoe Coy. (Vic.) reports the aproximate railway earnings for January as £3674. Concentrates estimated in the half-yearly…

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Illawarra Colliery Employees v. PROPRIETORS

The Worker · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 8

Mr. D. Ritchie, general secretary of the Collieries Employees' Union, appeared for the claimant association ; and Mr. Wade instructed by Messrs. Curtiss, and Barry…

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Grains of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 6

Laugh and grow fat.—Ben Jonson. Art is skill reduced to theory.—J. M. Ludlow. Better wear out than rust out.—Bishop…

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Mining. Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

At Junee Reefs very little is doing. Harris and Willets are working their mine, and getting good payable gold; but since the Howell Consolidated…

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Australian Cures for Coal Wars

The Worker · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 6

(Mr. Henry D. Lloyd, the writer of this article, is a well-known student of the Labor question in this country and abroad, and is the author of "Wealth versus…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 2

The returns from stone sent by C. Purcell and party from their mine at Wondalga are to hand from Cockle Creek. The mineral ore, the quantity…

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Mining. Germanton

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 2

The. Anglo-American Gold .Mining Company, of Fourmile, Little Billabong, is now receiving consignments of machinery from Victoria, which will be erected…

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Mining. by Our Special Reporter

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 2

On the Turn o' the Tide stoping operations are still in course of progress, and during last week the ore broken was of higher grade than any met with since…

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Sketcher. the Care of Coal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 6

COAL being nowadays an article of value, it is a district duty on the part of every housewife to take all care of it…

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Traveller. From the Goldfields of Alaska

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 6

THE winter postal service in Alaska is full of hardships and deuger, In the winter of 1899 two carriers started with the mail from Juneau…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 5

It is reported that Mr. J. Channon has sold his interest in the True Blue Co. and the Malice Bull Mine (West Wyalong) for £10,000…

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Attempted Gold Robbery

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 6

Mr John M'Kay, mining manager of the Prentice United mine, Rutherglen, on arriving at the claim, discovered that two men were interfering with the puddling machines,…

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Attempted Gold Robbery. a Plucky Girl

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 5

A Tarnagulla (Vic.) wire of Thursday says:—Yesterday two men attempted a robbery at the house of Mr. E. Williamson, who for some time past has been getting good…

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Labor Troubles. Miners' Strike in Virginia. Fierce Conflict with Police. London, Feb. 26

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 5

A strike of miners at Charleston, in Virginia, has had a tragic sequel. Some 200 of the men, armed with Winchester rifles, determined to resist the efforts…

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Mining. the Allutial Discovery at Ilford. Prospects of the Field. Lithgow

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 2

Regarding the recent discovery of alluvial gold near Ilford, the site of the find is on Carwell Creek, about two miles from Mornington station, Mudgee line…

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Arltunga Goldfield. Further Rich Discovery. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 2

A prospector named Woodford has found a new reef carrying gold three miles north east from Paddy's Goose, on the Arltunga Goldfield. He discovered rich gold on top…

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A Rich Gold Find

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 2

A rich find of gold has been made at Nerrigundah, 30 milles from Moruya. Seventy ounces were obtained from a Sen dishes of rubble…

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Sketcher. the Cake of Coal

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 2

COAL being [?] an article of value it is a [?] duty on the part of every housewife to take all care of it…

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Traveller. From the Goldfields of Alaska

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 2

THE winter postal service in Alaska is foil of hardships and danger. In the winter of 1893 two carriers started with the mail from Juneau…

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