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Mining & the mines, 1910

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The Mining Industry

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 1

We have received the annual report of the Mines Department. From this we gather that the value of the output of minerals for 1909 was £7,635,693, as against £8,609,606…

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South Coast Mining

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 2 May 1910 · page 8

Tho following extracts are from the Annual Report of the Department of Mines, New South Wales, for the year 1909:--…

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Mining Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 4

At West Maitland this morning. George Ford, '24, miner, while working in a bore loosened A quantity of coal with a dynamite cartridge, but before…

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Mining

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 8

The No. 1 Araluen Central won 26oz. 9dwt. of gold, working 60 hours, last week. The dredge was idle a part of the week, doing some repairs…

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South Coast Mining. (Continued from last issue. Dhlkgate Division

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 9 May 1910 · page 3

The Border Gold Mining Company and the Border Extended Company have carried out a fair amount of prospecting work on their losses at…

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Entombed Miners

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

All hope of the rescue of the entombed miners at Whitehaven has been abandoned…

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Mining

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 8

The reef at Little River known in former days as the Scotch Lassie, a name which has still been retained, and which has been taken up by a Sydney syndicate promoted…

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In a Western Mining Camp

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 2

A gentleman interested in gold and silver mining writes:—"Assayers are the common butt in all mining camps, and, as a rule, I believe, they get it in the…

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Mining on the Shoalhaven

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 4

There are eight mines at work in the Bungonia district, and all (says the Braidwood Review) are reported to be on good stone. The Jacqua mine is in new hands,…

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Strike Gold While Evading Boat Inspectors

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 8

One of the most curious instances on record of lucky gold finds was the result of a successful attempt of two prospectors to escape…

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Young’s Gold Mine. A [?] ORGAN

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 2

Young [?] which [?] into an [?] towns, has a gold min [?] is [?] There is [?]…

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In a Western Mining Camp

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 6

A gentleman interested in gold and silver mining writes:—“Assayers are the common butt in all mining camps, and, a rule, I believe, they get it in the…

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Gold Mine in a Town

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 3

The origin of the Quartz Hill gold mine, within the boundaries of Young township, is rather curious, and suggests some of the stories of…

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Powelett Coal Miners

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 4

After the fatal accident at the State Coal Mine, Powelett, the miners, despite the manager’s protest, ceased work till after the funeral. Recent…

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Coal Vend Writs

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 2

THE prosecution of the Coal Vend and and Steamers' Combine and the Union Steamship Company for creating and maintaining a combine in coal against…

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Coal Mines Trouble

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1910 · page 2

Colliery employees throughout Newcastle and Maitland districts are seething with discontent. The whole trouble seems to revolve, no matter…

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Mining

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 2

A local syndicate has been formed to work one of the reefs at Welcome Reefs, near Nerriga, operations upon which we were to commence this week…

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Arithmetic Competition for Girls. Gold Watches for the Best Papers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 7

The Principal of Bexley Ladies' College, Sydney, offers two Ladies' Gold Watches for the best papers on arithmetic from girls under 17 years of age…

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Telephone Saves 200 Miners

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

A big [?] occurred in the Hocking coal mine, Terrabank, U.S., but owing to a second shaft, the lives of 200 miners working below were saved…

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Arithmetic Competition for Girls. Gold Watches for the Best Papers

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 3

The Principal of Bexley Ladies’ College, Sydney, offers two Ladies' Cold Watches for the best papers on arithmetic from girls under 17 years of age…

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