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Mining & the mines, 1882

12 stories in South Coast's papers

MISCELLANEOUS. New Reguiations Under the Mining Act

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1882 · page 2

THE following conditions have been finally approved, and published in the Government Gazette issued on Thursday last:— 28TH SECTION OF THE MINING ACT 1874…

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The Berrima Coal Mine

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 2

ON Thursday last Mr. T. Bent, minister for Victorian railways, accompanied by the Hon. J. Woods, and by the traffic manager, the engineer for…

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Distress at Mount Browne Goldfields

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1882 · page 4

THE latest information received in reference to the condition of the minors at Mount Browne affords evidence of a considerable amount of distress, and Sir John Robertson, on behalf of…

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Annual Report of the Department of Mines

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1882 · page 2

THE following is an abridgment of the Report of the Under Secretary for Mines, Mr. Harrie Wood, for 1881:—The number of applications to lease…

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MISCELLANEOUS. The Department of mines

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 4

MR. HARRIE WOOD, the Under-Secretary for Mines, has issued his annual report for 1881, which is a most satisfactory document as regards details respecting every branch of the industry…

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The New Mining Acts

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1882 · page 2

AMENDMENT Bill, introduced into the Legislative Assembly on Thursday by Dr. Renwick, is as follows:—To obtain a lease for mining purposes of any kind…

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In the Mining Town

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 December 1882 · page 2

"'Tis the last time, darling," he gentle said, As he kissed her lips like the cherries red, While a fond look shone in his eyes of brown. "My own is the prettiest girl in town…

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Miners' Diseases

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 14 December 1882 · page 2

THE morbid states, other than those of the lungs, which are produced in miners by the coal-dust to which they are exposed, have been recently studied by Dr. Fabre, of…

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Frightful Mining Catastrophe

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 2

ON Tuesday morning at Creswick, Victoria, in the No 2 Australian Company's claim, the men in one of the drives suddenly and [?]pectedly broke into some…

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The Mining Accident at Creswick. Creswick

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 21 December 1882 · page 4

The most terrible accident that has over occurred in a mine in this or any other Australian colony, happened in the new Australasian mine, two miles from Creswick, at…

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Scene at the Mine

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 1

On arriving at the mine shortly after midday a scene presented itself which can never be forgotten. Around the shaft were gathered groups of men,…

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Creswick Catastrophe. Twenty-two Men Drowned. Thrilling Incidents at the Mine

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 1

Not in the history of mining in the colonies has such a catastrophe occurred as that which took place at the New Australasian Mine, Creswick, last…

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