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Mining & the mines, 1905

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Railway Coal Contracts Royal Commission's Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 4

The railway inquiry was continued on Monday, when Mr. Thow gave further evidence concerning the testing of coal. He considered the departmental test the…

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N.s.w. Railway Commission. Inquiry Into the Western Coal Contract. and Disaffected Commissioners

The Worker · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 5

The Royal Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate certain matters connected with the management of N.S.W. Railway Department, including the Western…

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Phenomenal Gold Find. Trunkey Miners Strike Rich Reef. Trunkey Creek

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8

The quiet township of Trunkey Creek is in a state of excitement, owing to a phenomenal find of gold in the locality…

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The First Piano in the Mining Camp

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 3

It was Christmas Eve in a California mining town in 1858, and Goskin, according to his-custom, had decorated his gambling-house with sprigs of…

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Railway Coal Contracts. Charges of Corruption Not Sustained. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8

The Railway Commission on railway matters has concluded taking evidence. Mr. Oliver, Chief Railway Commissioner, in the course of his evidence,…

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The Coal Contracts. Commission's Work Ended. Charges of Corruption Not Sustained. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

The Railway Commission on railway matters, has concluded taking evidence. Mr. Oliver, Chief Railway Commissioner, in the course of his evidence, detailed…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 3

North Lac[?] Forbes (N.S.W.) crushed 434 tons for 329oz. smelted gold. With tin at £104 per ton a lot of abandoned ground is now being worked round…

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Terrible Mining Disaster

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

Thirty men have been suffocated in a mice in Mexico…

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