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Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mining. Coppabella Silver Field

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 2

At the Coppabella silver field a machine and water right was surveyed on Saturday by Mr. Gore for the Coppabella Syndicate, the site being…

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A Rich Mine

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. earned a net profit of £147,671 during the past half year…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

Mr. A. W. Parsons, the man who discovered the Coppabella silver mine, gave the " Gundagai Independent " a call on Monday. He informed them…

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The Sketcher a Hidden Doorway. the Tragic Story of a Miser Who Was Lost with His Store of Gold

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 3

Sackett-street woke up one Tuesday morning to find that the shutters had not been taken down from the windows of Burcbard's shop…

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Mining. Coppabella Silver Field

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 2

A party of mining men returned to Sydney on Tuesday from a visit to the Coppabella field. They deprecated some of the exaggerated reports…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 3

Gold-mining leases approved:—W. H. Vale, G.L. 127, 4 acres, ph. Calafat, co. Wynyard; C. Kraugs and others, G.L. 107,; 10 acres ph. King,…

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Polaw Main Collieries. SYDNEY

The Temora Star · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

Forty free laborers who have been engaged in the Pelan Main Collieries to replace the minors on strike, have left the workings during the…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 3

A splendid find was made at Reynolds and party's mine last week in the shaft which is being taken down. At a depth of 95ft, rich ore was…

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Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

A crushing of 35 tons from Elliott aud party's Lady Milburn mine yielded 27oz. gold. KIANDRA, Thursday…

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Deepest Gold in the World, New Chum Railway Mine. Reef at 4226 FEET

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 5

An important report was received from the manager of the New Chum Railway Mine, Bendigo, on Monday, stating that good gold was showing…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 2

Mr. Harry Murphy, of Grahamstown, has repegged the Snowball copper, mine, and made application fora large area of ground. It is said…

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Fresh Gold Discovery at Kiandra

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 2

On Saturday last Mr. Israel Wilson (proprietor of the Kiandra Hotel), discovered (so we are informed), a rich reef on Township Hill, Kiandra…

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Coal Sweaters

The Worker · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 4

Labor Member Lemmon; in the Victorian Assembly, has made some startling statements ns to the sweating which exists in some of the Gippsland coal mines. During…

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If the People Owned the Mines

The Worker · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 8

The Broken Hill Proprietary Mine has been working for twenty years, and during that time has produced, lead, copper, and[?]ony, silver, and gold of the net value of…

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Phenomenal Discovery. Gold and Silver. Excitement at Orange

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 3

Great excitement prevailed in the town last week when it became known that a phenomenal find bad been made at Pine Creek. About a fortnight…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 3

Applications for gold-mining lease approved:—B. Murphy, of 110, 8 acres, phs. King and Selwyn, Cos. Selwyn and Wynyard…

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The Latest by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday. Miners Killed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

Two miners named John Bevan and Martin Maher were found dead at Wake View, Kalgoorlie, apparently as a result of a premature explosion…

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Rich Mineral Discovery. Gold and Silver at Pine Creek. Further Particulars

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

An Orange wire of Thursday says:—Further particulars are to hand of the recent phenomenal discovery at Pine Crock. Although the important…

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Dreadful Mining Accident. Kalgoorlie

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 2

A shocking mining fatality, resulting in the death of two men, Martin Maher and John Bevan, occurred in the Lake View Consols mine early this morning…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 3

Robbins and party, on the Groat Victorian line, crushed 7 tons at the Reefer battery which returned only 12dwts per ton…

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