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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mining Developments

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 2

Mining on the Murrell Creek and Grong Grong fields has been quiet during the past month or two. At the former spot…

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An All Say Sitting. the Estimates. Mining on Private Property

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 4

The Assembly sat throughout the day considering the estimates. The mines estimates, amounting to £75,000, were passed after considerable debate…

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Brass Knocker Mine. Rick Development. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 2

Another rich development has occurred at the Brass Knocker mine, Pambula. The assays yield 103 ounces to the ton…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 11

W.A. goldfields last month yielded 118,407oz., value £502,965. For some time past a local Dungog, N.S.W., syndicate has worked the mine…

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Long Tunnel Again. Extraordinary Return. 80 ozs. of Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 4

THE Long Tunnel mine is again on sensational ore, which was met with in driving along the channel at the 250 ft. level on Wednesday…

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Good Gold. Long Tunnel Mine Again

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 2

The Long Tunnel mine shareholders are expected to get some good Christmas boxes this year. They stalled on Wednesday…

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Miners Entombed Anxiety of Women and Children. Rescue Work. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 2

At Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday, an explosion in the main mine of the Goss Mountain systems entombed one hundred miners…

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Long Tunnel Again. Extraordinary Returns. 80 Ozs. of Gold

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 2

THE Long Tunnel mine is again on sensational ore, which was met with in driving along the channel at the 250ft. level on Wednesday…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 22

Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Co., Tas., has declared a 10s. dividend, 2s. bonus, absorbing £5700. The dividends to date total £2,323,500…

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Southern Collieries Wages Board

The Worker · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 20

The newly-constituted Southern Collieries Wages Board decided at Helensburgh last week that the hewing rates for the district be increased by one penny for…

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Mine Disaster Five Entombed Men Rescued, New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 2

Five men have been rescued alive in connection with the terrible explosion at the Cross Mountain mine, Tennessee, while 22 bodies have been…

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Victorian Labor News. Non-unionist Miners. the Association Takes Action

The Worker · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 9

A campaign against working with non-unionists, which was decided on some time ago by the executive of the Amalgamated Mine Employees' Association,…

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Long Tunnel Mine. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 4

One hundred and twenty lbs. of ore from the Long Tunnel mine at Gundagai yielded, by dollying, 17ooz. of gold. The mine improves with depth…

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Coal in Papua LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 2

Coal has been discovered by the expedition to Central Papua and has been found in excellent quality…

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A Prospector's Method of Gold Assay

The Worker · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 7

"From time to lime details have been published of various methods used for the wee assay of gold ores which enables the prospector to carry a portable outfit…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 10

Recently a 23oz. nugget was unearthed by J. Robinson at Nuggetty Gully in the Hargraves district. Three years ago Robinson found a 12oz. nugget near the…

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Southern Collieries Wages Board

The Worker · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 30

The Southern Collieries Wages Board continued its sittings at Wollongong last Thursday under the presidency of Judge Edmunds. Mr. T. R. Morgan represented…

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Coal Vend. the High Court Inquiry. Delivery of Judgment. Allegations Proved. a Scathing Indictment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 2

Mr. Justice Isaacs, in the High Court, commenced the delivery of judgment in the Vend case. His Honor said there was not the…

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Miners' Conference. National Strike Feared

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 2

The miners' conference, representing 700,000 miners are discussing the minimum wage. Delegates from South Wales, Northumberland, and…

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The Coal V[?] Heavy Fine[?]

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 2

Mr Justice Isaa[?] Court, Earlinghur[?] concluded judgement [?] cases. His Honor[?]…

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