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Mining & the mines, 1913

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A South African Mine

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 2

The daily-average number of natives employed on the Premier Diamond during 1912 was 13,363, the total wages of which amounted to £551,321. The…

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A South African Mine

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 6

The daily average number of natives employed on the Premier Diamond during 1912 was 13,363, the total wages of which amounted to £551,321. The…

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Mining at Wolumla

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

Two tons stone were shipped from the old Monte Criste; three tons from the New Venture (Carde[?]o Sydicate); and one ton from…

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Gold Pen-point Making

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 8

Metallic iridium, used so extensively for the points of gold pens, is made from the powder, obtained in the wet way from platinum ores, by heating to…

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Mining on Private Property

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 4

A Bill to amend the mining laws was introduced in the Legislative Assembly last week by Mr. Edden who stated that the main objects…

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Braidwood Mining

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 4

Mr. Colley, representative of a wealthy English syndicate in the Braid wood district, which has taken up the abandoned reefs at Bell's…

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Braidwood Mining

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. Colley, representative of a wealthy English syndicate in the Braidwood district, which has taken up the abandoned reefs at Bell's…

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Goldfields to Dock. Grim Drama of Village. a Grief-stricken Party

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 3

Once more, and probably for the last time, the crowded incidents of that tragedy besmirched afternoon in Bedlington, when within the precinets of the prim-looking little hostelry, the Sun Inn, there was enacted a drama…

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Not for Gertie Millar. Strange Transaction Over Two Gold Bags

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 3

Described as a dealer in antiques, William Templeton, 39, of Edgware-road, London, was committed for trial at Marlborough-street Court on charges of obtaining two gold bags worth £58 7s 3d from Morris Sega, of…

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Rand's Romance. How the Reef Came. Inland Sea Which Cradled Gold

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 3

"Sir Lionel Phillips is one of the shrewdest and most successful among the giants of the South African gold-mining Inudstry; but he has not parted with his imagination, and in a…

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Mining Matters

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 6

In the Government Gazette of the 10th September appears advertisements notifying that cancellation of number of mining leases in the names of local…

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Monday’s Police Court the Coal Case

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 4

Thomas Davis was charged with stealing a quantity of coal at Tathra, the property of the Municipality of Bega…

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The Gold Fever

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 2

Few who have heard or read of the time when the gold fever raged in Victoria, and infected the rest of the world, realise the amount of wealth it has been…

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Sassafras Coal Mine

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 3

Under the guidance of Mr. Austin, Chapman and Messrs. Woodhill, of Nowra, and Rawlinson, of Sydney, an effort is being made to develop the…

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The Gold Fever

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 6

Few who have heard or read of the time when the gold fever raged in Victoria, and infected the rest of the world, realise the amount of wealth it has been…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster

Southern Star · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 2

An appalling colliery disaster has occurred at Sen[?]ydd, Cardiff, Wales, and hu[?] of lives have been lost. A terrific explosion at the…

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Apology by Gladstone Message to Rand Mine-owners. Mistake in Official Despatch

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 6

Lord Gladstone, the Governor-General ot South Africa, has taken an unprecedented step in withdrawing a statement made by him in an official despatch to Mr…

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Facts and Fancies. Wood Mines of Upper Tonkin

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 8

A curious source of wealth is found in the wood mines of Upper Tonkin. The wood originally was a pine forest, which the earth swallowed in…

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Upper Richmond Coal

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 November 1913 · page 6

For some time past the Tool[?] and Woodenbong Butler Factory at Urbenv[?] on the Upper Richmond River, has been using locally, obtained coal…

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"Oildag." Remarkable Inventor. "Lubricating the World." Saving of Oil, Coal, and Power

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 6

There is now, residing in London one of those great natural scientific geniuses, who are born and not made—Dr. Edward G. Alleson. He is or the type of Edison, and…

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