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South Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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On-english Englishman. Miners and Fishermen

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 6

Leaving put the first item, the Cornish toast, "Copper tin and fish," still expresses the hopes of a large number of the inhabitants, who in the course of…

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Standard of Primary Education. Qualifying Certificate Questions of Public Schools. Gold Watches for the Best Paper on Arithmetic

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 7

Recently over 12,000 boys and girls attending the Public Schools were examined in arithmetic, dictation, English, geography, and history, with the…

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Mining Disaster

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Six men lost their lives by an inrush of foul air in the Barrier Mine, West Wyalong. The victims were Godfrey Maguire (40), Robert Makin (30), John…

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Warden's Court. Ettrema Mines. Waiting on the Federal Railway. Labor Suspension Granted

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 9

At the Mining Warden's Court, on Tuesday, application was made by William E. Hawkins, on behalf of the Ettrema Mines, Ltd., for suspension of [?] conditions…

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Standard of Primary Education. Qualifying Certificate Questions of Public Schools. Gold Watches for the Best Paper on Arithmetic

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

Recently over 12,000 boys and girls attending the Public Schools were examined in arithmetic, dictation, English, geography, and history, with the…

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Prolific Gold Mine

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

A further astonishing yield of 206 ozs of gold has been obtained from the Long Ta[?]nel Mine, Gundagai, making 479 ozs for 2 days…

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A Coal-Eater

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 8

"G." in the "Bulletin": The foundering of the Sydney-owned steamer Tatbra, during an Island hurricane, ends the career of an…

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A Goldfields Sketch. the Lady Speculator

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 7

I had just remarked to Sue, "It's too dull for anything. I wish something would happen—a cyclone or an earthquake anythiong to relieve the…

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Shoal haven Party In Unknown Australia. Defence of the Blacks. a Dreary Waste. Exploring for Gold

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

Just buck from an exploring expedition through country in Western Australia where white man has never tr[?] before, Mr. John R. Chaffey, a tall…

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A Goldfields Sketch. the Lady Speculator

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 3

I had just remarked to Sue, “It’s too dull for anything. I wish something would happen—a cyclone or an earthquake, anything to relieve the…

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Colliery [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

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A Wealthy Mining Syndicate. to Visit New South Wales. the Latest in Armour Plating

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 1

Mr. Alfred Warne of Nowra is looking forward to important developments connected with mining properties in this state and especially within the…

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Mining Developments. Mean Sassafras. Coal Leases Taken Up

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 1

It has been known for:some time that valuable coal deposits existed at the head of the Clyde River. The accessibility to market has stood in the way of this great…

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The Coal Strike in England

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 3

The Melbourne "Age" of the 4th March dealing with the present strike in England, states that "the output of coal from the British mines last year was…

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Illawarra Mines

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

The original capital of Mount Kembla mine was £100,000, aud to-day the mine is worth approximately, £300,000. The Bellambi group was…

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The Sassafras Coal Measures

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P., has applied for 1920 acres of land for the the purpose of mining for coal in the parish of Tianjara, county of St…

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Our Contiguous Coal Measures

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 6

For some considerable time past the Hon. Austin Chapman has been investigating the southern coal measures near Jervis Bay, and much…

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A Wealthy Mining Syndicate. to Visit New South Wales

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 3

Mr. Alfred Warne, of Nowra, is looking forward to important developments connected with mining properties in this State, and especially…

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Cold Mine Romancl

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 7

The death in Sydney recently of M Walter Hall, a Mount Morgan millioairc, recalls the story of the discovery of the famous Queensland gold mine…

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The Royal Mint. 371 Tons of Gold

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 7

The annual report of England's Royal Mint gives an account of the enormous operations of this department during the year. No less than…

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