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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Disastrous Cloudburst. Five Lives Lost. Communication Cut Off. Goldfield (Nevada)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 2

A cloudburst, which visited this district without any warning yesterday resulted in five persons being drowned. Scores of residences were…

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Mining

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 2

Mineral is at a premium in Wagga just now. Gold will not be looked at, but anyone bringing in a stained stone will be looked at. If we can…

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Gold Discovery. High Outcropping. Perth (W.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 2

A rich find has been reported sixty miles north of Meckatharra, and 16 miles west of Ruby Well. A propose for named Holden, when testing the…

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Rich Find Reported. Gold in West Australia. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 2

A rich gold find is reported 60 miles north of Meekatharra, and 16 miles west of the Ruby well. A prospector named Holden, testing the outcropping of a reef,…

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Welsh Miners' Strike

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 2

Three thousand Welsh miners have struck as a protest against the employment of non-unionists…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 18 September 1913 · page 21

The rock-drilling plant has been started at Cangai mine, Grafton. The Kingsfield gold find, reports the Bathurst, N.S.W., mining warden, has…

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Blood-stained Gold. an Orgy of Death and Dividends

The Worker · Thursday 18 September 1913 · page 19

Alfred E. Randall gets down to the bedrock of truth in an article in " The New Age" With remorseless logic he shows how sold is paid for in blood…

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How Oil May Affect Miners

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 2

The way in which the coming of oil may affect coal miners is pointed out in the Labor daily, the "Dally Citizen." "We must," it says, "register at once our…

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Wages Boards and Strikes. Colliery Owners' Protest. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 2

The proceedings, of the Newcastle Miners Wages Board were interrupted to-day in consequences of a strike at Pelaw Main colliery. Counsel for…

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Oil Fuel For Navy. British Coal Prospects. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 2

It is understood that the Commonwealth naval authorities intend to erect on Garden Island three 6000 gallon tanks for the storage of oil…

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Gold or Butter. a Dirty Creek

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 3

At the police court on Thursday last A J. Browning. on behalf of Adjungbilly shire council, laid an information against…

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Miners Will Strike

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 2

Nine Thousand Aberdare miners will strike to-morrow against the empoyment of non-unionists…

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Gold or Butter. Alleged Creek Pollution

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 2

AT the Gundagai police court on Thursday last, A. J. Browning, on behalf of the Adjunbilly Shire Council, laid an information against George J…

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Gold Dredging. an Interesting Court Decision. Gundagai

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 3

A case having an interesting bearing the go[?]dredging industry came be[?] the [?]. The Adjungbilly Shire sued the secretary of the Adjungbilly…

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Mining Notes. Ardlethan Field. [?] Ready for Delivery

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 2

I. M. Ussher, Por, 30, area 16a, [?] parish Malgogoing. LEASES REFUSED. [?] W. Webb and others, 7a, county…

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Mining

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 4

Through Davies and Hershaw averaged 600oz to the acre at Adelong N.S.W. working night on the [?] by [?] the ground now held by the Adelong good…

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Robbery at Hint. Iron Substituted for Gold San Francisco, Sat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

When the officials at the San Francisco mint were examining the bullion they found a bag of iron washer, had been substituted for a bag of gold…

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Tumut Gold Mining Syndicate

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

MINING is commencing to get an impetus in the Tumut district. Coming on the successful flotation of the Lacmalac mine, we have the…

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Mining at Malebo

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

The Sydney syndicate that recently took up a lease at Male[?] are making preparations to start week. It is reported that intend putting on tea…

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Plonghing Up Gold Hidden Hoard Found. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

While ploughing in a garden of a farm near Euroa (Vic.), a young man found a bag containing over £50 in cash, and two deposit receipts for…

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