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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 19

The shaft of the Shango copper mine, Canbelego, N.S.W., is down over 72ft. The Wyalong (N.S.W.) reduction works are being kept well supplied with material…

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Cootamundra Gold and Silver Mine. Important Development

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 4

Floranece's mine, which is now held by a syndicate of a low local shareholders, has been under test by an English company or syndicate, but the…

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Mining Disaster a Mine Flooded. Two Men Drowned Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 3

While sinking operations were in progress at the Adelaide Reef mine, at Egastown at midnight on Tuesday Henry Thompson and Robert Robinson…

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The Rand Mines. a General Strike. London, May 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 2

In according with the resolution of the delegates of the Aimers' Associations, the strike on the Rand has commenced. In eight of the syndicate,…

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Labor Trouble at Cobar. Eleven Mines Closed—23,000 Men Affected

The Worker · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 23

Following upon a conference held on Wednesday, May 15, between representatives of the Cobar (N.S.W.) Mining Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association and…

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Sensational Mine Mishap an Insure of Water. Two Men Smothered. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday at the Adelaide Reef, mine, Eganstown, near Daylesford. Sinking operation were…

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Mining. Gundagai, T

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

A good find of copper and [?] reported to have been made on [?] way by a prospector named [?] The copper mine at N[?]…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

It is current report that the Coole: mon Gold and Tin Dredging Company have suspended operations at Sandy Greek, Argalong, for the nonce…

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Coal Gas Poisoning

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

A middle-aged woman was found dead in a house at Paddington, from the effects of coal gas poisoning. Another woman and child living in the…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 19

Two large teams passed through Oberon (N.S.W.) last week with copper ore from the Tuglow mines, which the company is sending to England for treatment…

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Drowned in Flooded Mine

The Worker · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 13

Two men were drowned shortly after midnight of May 21 at the Adelaide Gold Mines, situated about a mile from Eganstown, Daylesford district (V.). Henry Thompson…

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The Hand Strike Miners Confident. London, May 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 3

Since the distribution over the [?] of detachments of the 2nd Dragon Guards, Cameron Highlanders, and the Border Regiment, there has been much…

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Sydney's Locked-out Coal Lumpers. the Case for the Unionists

The Worker · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 9

Dear Worker,—We have been instructed by our Union to place with your permission before the workers of Australia a brief account of our trouble, the origin of which…

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Charge of Conspiracy a Remarkable Case. Allegation by the Grown. "A Big Mining Swindle." Floating an Extinct Volcano. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 2

Alex. Fraser, photographer, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having, between January 19th and 2nd March of this year, conspired…

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The Know-how in Mining

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

ONE of the principal features of the record re burns of recent yours has been the growth of mining. It would be a great gain if this…

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Alleged Mining Swindles

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Alexander Frazer, photographer, was committed for trial on a charge of false pretences in connection with certain shares…

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New South Wales. SYDNEY, Friday. the Alleged Mining Frauds

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 2

The charge of false pretences against Alexander Fraser was disposed of at the Police Court to-day. The accused was committed for trial, bail being…

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Florance's Mine

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 2

This well known mine, on the Oaks, copper silver, and gold, now developed into silver and gold as the paramount minerals, has been taken over by a…

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How Gold is Won

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 2

The methods that are being used at Poseiden, Vic, the newest Australian gold-field, and the gold-getting methods described in the book…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 23

A recent visitor to Cangai (Grafton, N.S.W.) is strong in his belief in the copper prospects there. The Black Snake Copper Syndicate (Peak…

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