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Mining & the mines, 1910

484 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 25

The Gold-reef City Under Snow

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 7

On August 17, Johannesburg had an unparalleled experience, for snow fell to such a depth that is paralysed the traffic completely. The snowfall was…

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The Coal Strike

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 2

Friction regarding the resumption of work still continues at a number of northern collieries…

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Gold at Gundagai. Rich Stone Found

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 2

Rich stone is being taken out of the Long Tunnel mine at Kimo, seven miles west of Gundagai. The property now includes Robinson and…

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Gold at Gundagai

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

Rich stone is being taken out of the Long Tunnel mine at Kimo, seven miles west of Gundagai. The property now includes Robinson and…

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The Long Tunnel Mine. Encouraging Returns

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

RICE and party's mine, on the western side of the district, has been named the Long Tunnel mine It embraces the old mines of Robinson and Rice…

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General Cables Alaskan Gold Output. Vancouver, March 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

Sixteen dredges are to be installed in the Nome goldfields in June, and it is estimated that the new devices in operation will increase the gold…

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Dobson and the Miners. a Gag Prosecution That Failed

The Worker · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 3

James King-sley and Robert McLeod are the names of two Queenstown, Tas., citizens who were the other day charged in connection with Senator Dobson's…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 9

Donoghue Bros, are reported to be getting good wolfram from their claim in the Emmaville district. A crushing of 14 tons of stone taken…

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Cathcart Mine Strike

The Worker · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 9

The strike at the Cathcart mine, Ararat. V., reported in last week's WORKER, continues. Approximately 140 men (all unionists) are affected by the…

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Ballarat Tributing. the Mine-owners Yielding

The Worker · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 9

Ballarat mine-owners, primarily concerned about mining profits, however they may seek to disguise the fact, are being constrained to alter their recalcitrant…

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Millionaire's Palace. Mine Owner's Home Cost £1,400,000

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

The magnificent Fifth-avenue palace of ex-United States Senator W. A. Clark, the finest private residence in the United States, is now…

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General Strike. Demanded by Welsh Miners. Board of Trade Intervention London, March 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 2

Delegates representing 15,000 Welsh miners have demanded that the Miners' Federation of Great Britain shall call a general strike…

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Arctic Gold Deposits

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 2

Caldwell, an Arctic explorer, started two years ago to search for immense gold deposits known to exist at Eskimo. He was last seen at…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 9

At Yambulla, N.S.W., the Little Wonder [?] yielding 4oz. stone to the ton. The Lithgow works of the Great Cobar Company resume operations on April 1…

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Conditions at Outtrim. a Warning to Miners

The Worker · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 9

Three miners, Henry Wunhymn and Henry Cartlege of Ballarat, and Bruce Seymour of Maryborough, who were induced by press advertisements to journey…

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The Great White Scourge. Miners' Complaint.—a Terrible Industrial Disease

The Worker · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 5

Head of the gallows against the sky And Hell's own throttle below— And it's Shift! Change shift! till their veins run dry—…

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Mr. Fusionist Hans Irvine. Denounces Miners' Wages in W.A. Supports Directors' Fee of Ten Guineas a Sitting

The Worker · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 3

Mr. Hans Irvine has been going through the Grampians, V., electorate on the "good fellow" racket. His social qualities may be very estimable, but his political views…

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Second Day. Vavasor Wins the Gold Cup.—Desert Rose Beats the Two-Year-Olds.—First Steeplechase Won by Kiatere.—Safrano Beats Pretty Peg

The Worker · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 17

The second day of the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting attracted a record crowd on Monday, and after looking like a rainy day early in the morning, the afternoon…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

Dunstone and Capel's mine is at present contributing no material for the mill, all efforts to truce the lode being unsuccessful. The Dunstone Bros have left, but Mr Fred…

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Welsh Coal Crisis Conference for Settlement. Owners' Terms Accepted. London, March 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

The National Conference of Coal Miners' Federations at London has advised the South Wales miners to accept the modified proposals of the…

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