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Mining & the mines, 1910

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State Coal Mines. THE 40,000,000 Tons Offer. "A Million Sterling Given In."

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1910 · page 7

Mr. Albert H. Warner, who has made the State an offer of the coal area underlying the '3714 acres of land, containing 40,000,000 (estimated) tons…

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Welsh Coal Strike. Disorder and Violence London, Nov. 23

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1910 · page 3

The light engaged in by the strikers at Pen-y-Graig and Ton-y-Pandy, Glamorganshire, is described as desperate…

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The Colliery Trouble

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 2

Ah the officials are working to prevent the Glamorgan collieries from destruction, they were heavily "stored daring the relaxation of the police…

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Miners Killed McAlister

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 2

Fourteen miners were killed in an explosion in the Jumbo Asphalt Mine, and the cause is unknown. The victims are all Americans…

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Minister Asked to Resign. Mr. Griffith and Broken Hill Miners

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 4

The Minister for Public Works has been asked to resign his seat in the Ministry. The request comes from the Broken Hill branch of the A.M.A.,…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 9

Bendigo School of Mines Board received intimation last week from the Victorian Government that £1300 had been granted for buildings, chemical laboratory, and…

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Victorian State Coal Mine. Select Committee Enquiry

The Worker · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 9

Victorian Director of Geological Survey, Mr. E. J. Dunn, in giving evidence before the Select Committee recently appointed by the Legislative Council to enquire into…

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Women's Tribute to Premier McGOWEN. Enthusiastic Gathering at Sydney Trades Hall. Implicit Trust and Confidence in Labor Leaders. Mr. McGOWEN Presented with a Gold Emblem—expresses Gratitude to the Labor Women of the State—british Labor Member Hodge on Women's Power for Political Good

The Worker · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 3

At the Sydney Trades Hall, on Friday night, the Women's Central Organizing committee of the P.L.L. met to celebrate the accession to office of the first Labor…

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Gold Discoveries

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 4

Rich discoveries of gold continue to bo made in the Gimlet country (W.A.), and many slugs weighing from 8 to 20 ounces have been…

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Mining Notes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 2

O'Dwyer Bros, claim, at Bangadang, is looking better than ever. The reef is going down strongly on a beautiful smooth foot-wall. The stone is…

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Mining. TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 4

The Enterprise Syndicate, Reefton, crushed 40 tons of stone for 43oz of smelted gold. The concentrates, 1 ton, are estimated, to be worth 8oz. [?]…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 9

A five-head Government battery arrived at Talbot, V., last week to be erected at Amherst Flat, which is the centre of reefing in the district…

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Serious Mine Explosion. a Mysterious Occurrence. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 2

A serious explosion of gas occurred in the the Killingworth Colliery, West Wallsend, this morning. The mine is now on fire. No one was killed or…

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The Mining Boom. Manager Disappears. Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 2

The manager of the Chaffinch mine has mysteriously disappeared. It is feared the developments of the last few days temporality unhigned his…

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Colliery Strike Threatened SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 2

A big strike is threatened at Seaham colliery owing to the millers' demand for compensation for working in certain places. Unless an…

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Discovery of Gold. Large Area Pegged Out. Narandera

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 2

Gold has been found in Murrill Creek, north of Berembed holding, near Grong Grong, owned by Mr. H. G. Hearne, Geelong. Mr. Charles…

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 3

According to the leading manager of the Bookham Gold-mining Company, the lode at the 75ft level has been driven on south 23ft, and was 3ft…

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The New Gold Find. Interview with the Discoverer. Narandera

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 2

The prospector of the new find at Murrill's Creek, in the course of an interview to-day, showed a press representative some nice surface stone,…

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Mining Mems. Bangadang Golofield

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 2

Leary and party have sunk about 10 feet, and crushed 8 tons which returned 25 dwts to the ton from a reef five feet in width. On Friday they…

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