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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Big Gold Discovery. at Long Tunnel Mine. 100Oz. From 1 CWT. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

Great excitement prevailed in the town to-night when the shareholders of the Long Tunnel mine obtained 100oz. of gold as the result of dollying…

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Mining News

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

WORKS is progressing steadily on the Bangadang gold field, and the future of the settlement is at present very bright. There are a number of…

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Gold Coinage. Stoppage in Usa. Washington, March 13

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

A measure, only requiring the President's signature, authorises the U.p.A. Treasury to issue certificates against the bullion in the Treasury vaults…

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Gundagai Gold Another Rich Find Reported. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 2

Another rich find has been made at Rico's mine, Long Plat, near Gundagai. About 90 tons' weight of specimens have yielded 120 ozs. of gold…

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Working in a Mine. in the Home of the Brave and the Land of the Free

The Worker · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 6

The following letter vas written by a miner, and addressed to the editor of the " Miners' Magazine," of Denver, Colorado. It gives some idea of the…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 9

The Victorian gold yield last month had a further slump as compared with February last year, the difference being 40,345oz. fine, valued at £171,375…

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Gold at Gundagai. a Rich Mine. Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

Some further particulars of the rich gold yield at Gundagai show that 263 oz. gold have been already taken out A number of rich specimens are not…

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Big Gold Discovery at Long Tunnel Mine 200Oz From 2Cwt

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

GREAT excitement prevailed in Gundngai on Saturday night when the shareholders of the Long Tunnel mine obtained 200OZ of gold as the result of…

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The Gold Find

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

THE shareholders in the Long Tunnel mine, who struck such a rich patch on Friday, have continued working with unique success. The…

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Mining Items. Gundagai

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

From time to time a number of good finds have been reported in the Long Tunnel mine, Kimo, and the subsequent confirmation of these…

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Missing Explorers. the Party Safe. Arrival at Thursday Island. Terrible Experiences. Men Thin and Worn. Discovery of Gold. Eight Natives Drowned. Others Die of Exhaustion. Thursday Island

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 2

The Papuan Government ketch, Tawarra, arrived at Thursday Island to-day with Mr. Staniforth Smith, Mr. Bell and Mr. Pratt, members of the…

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Gundagai's Bonanza at Long Tunnel Mine 350 Ozs. Gold From 300 Lbs. Stone the Shoot of Gold Cuts Out

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

ON Monday and Tuesday 172oz 17dws gold was dollied from about 1501bt stone from the Long Tunnel Mine at Long Flat, Gundagai. On…

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The Long Tunnel Mine. Over 300 Ounces

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 2

Tun gold taken from the Long Tunnel mine was smelted at the Bank of N.S.W., Sydney, on Saturday, and panned out at 305 ounces…

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Miners on Strike. 800 Men Out. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 2

Eight hundred miners are on strike at Pelaw Main Colliery, in consequence of their demand for extra payment having been refused…

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Mining Explosion. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 2

Five miners were killed by an explosion in a mine at Pittsburg…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 14

The Reefton, N.S.W., Gold-mining Company has ceased operations. Lack of capital prevented the company sinking another 100ft., although the stone at the…

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General Business. Mining Directors and Miners' Wages

The Worker · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 3

Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Young, of Daylesford Branch, moved:—"That this conference instruct the executive officers of the A.M.E.A. to wait upon the…

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Coal Strike

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

The Italian coal miners on strike are making a street demonstration at Chicago…

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Victorian and Tasmanian Miners. Annual Conference Concludes. Official Organizers to Be Appointed—miners to Be Insured Against Unemployment.—protecting Wages.— Conference Says Mining Directors Should Be Held Responsible

The Worker · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 3

The following is the continuation of our report on the annual conference of the Victoria-Tasmania A.M.E.A. recently held in Tasmania:—…

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Mining Riots Serious Outbreak. Fight with Police. Women Take Part. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

Serious rioting has occurred in the Cambrian Combines Colliery, Clydachvale. A mass meeting condemned the executive for arranging a ballot upon…

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