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Mining & the mines, 1902

103 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 6

Mining

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 4

A gold-mining lease of I acre, Grassy Gully, is now ready for delivery to F. Lindley. Notice has been given at the Mining…

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Gold-dredging

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 4

Joseph Palmer and Son, in their Share Report for April, state:-"Gold-Dredging Companies have weakened, though the returns warrant a more…

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Mining in New South Wales. the E[?]opia Goldfield. Reef Gold of Great Purity. a Promising Field

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 4

Mining in [?] rest of the South Coast in central in the new field of Eutopia Portion of the Gulf country — where one is surrounded by the roughest of…

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Mining

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 4

Stubbs and Stephens are working a promising looking reef on Donkey Hill, Wamban, Moruya district, situated at the junction of the granite with slate…

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Mining

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 4

Stubbs and Stephens are working a promising looking reef on Donkey Hill, Wamban, Moruya district, situated at the junction of the granite with s[?]ate…

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Punkalla Gold Dredging Company Limited

Moruya Examiner · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 3

The little township of Wagonga, is now showing signs of great activity, owing to the arrival of Mr. Peaker, the above Company’s Manager, and a staff of workmen ; also the…

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Dromedary, Narooma and Punkalla Gold Fields. (From the S. M. “Herald.”)

Moruya Examiner · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 3

A good deal of mining is going on in the Vicinity of the places mentioned above, which are between Bodalla and Tilba Tilba. At Dromedary the old mining company operating…

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Mining Labor Suspensions

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 3

At the Braidwood Warden's Court, on the application of Alexander Hay, suspension of labor was granted for six months on gold leases Nos. 12, 16…

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A Fishy Gold Mine

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 3

The Laputan philosopher who sought to extract sun[?] from cucumber have been eclipsed y a “bunko man” in New York who persuaded two Kansas farmers…

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Mining. Reefing at Little River

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

The men driving from the main shaft of the Day Dawn mine, Little River, on Monday struck the reef at 16ft. It was thought they would…

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Mining

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 2

The approval of application by J. A, Gegg for a special gold—mining lease of 37a. 2. 35p., part of Shoalhaven River, parishes Oallen and Marlowe, has been…

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Mining

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 2

The approval of application by J. A. Gegg for a special gold-mining lease of 37a. 2. 35p., pert of Shoalhaven River, perished Oallen and Marlowe, has been…

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Farewell Social and Presentation to A. Elliott, Esq., P.M. and Mining Warden

Moruya Examiner · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

To have the genuine goodwill and esteem of the general public is a matter of great consideration, and one which must afford feelings of satisfaction to the one who enjoys that…

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Closing of Bulli Pass Mine

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 2

On Monday morning the employees of the Bulli Pass mine, which has for many years supplied the Government tramways with coke, received notice of 14 days to…

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Australia’s Coal

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 2

Some remarkably tail not say[?] pompously steep figures, respecting the coal resources of Australia were given by Mr. James Staring, Victorian Government…

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Suspension of Mining Work

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 2

The " Homeward Bound " and " Pioneer" Mines at yalwal have closed down owing to the want of water, and in consequence some sixty men have been thrown out of employ…

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The District Gold-Fields

Southern Star · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

THE late rains have enabled the [?] at Yambulla to start operations. About half a mile below Haugh's battery Stott and Dyer have erected fluming to carry…

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Boach Mining

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

A party of miners working on the beach between the Richmond Heads and Byron Bay have been sending to sydney tons of tin ore won form the beach sands by an new…

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A Splendid Gold Yield

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Bills and party have just finished crushing a pareel of 15 tons of stone form their reef at Bell's Creek, which gave the splendid return of 60oz of free gold, besides…

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Pathetic Mining Fatally

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 4

A PATHETIC story conies from Rochford recently, where an old man, John Robinson, aged 75, met with an accident which resulted fatally. Constable…

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