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Mining & the mines, 1916

30 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Mining News

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

[?]der the expert management of Mr. A. E. Warne, developments are proceeding satisfactorily at the Banner, gold- mine is Sydney and London ownal…

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Knoxs Valley Molyrdeni[?]e Mines

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 8

The annual meeting of Knox’s Valley [?] Mining Syndicate was held on 3rd [?], the whole of the syndicate [?]…

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Four Millions of Gold

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

These glittering golden sovereigns represent the fortunes of lucky miners who toiled in goldfields and sailed in the " General Grant" from…

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Narira Gold Find

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

A Nerrigundah miner has furnished us with the following observations concerning the gold find in the vicinity of "Bricky's Garden," Narira, on…

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Sea-water Improves Coal

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 10

Work which has of late years been accomplished in recovering cargoes of coal from sunken vessels has tended to show that the combustion of the…

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Mining Leases at Yalwal

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 12

In the Assembly, on Wednesday last, Mr. Haynes asked the Minister for Industry,—(1) Subse quent to the disallowance on the 17th…

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Mining Leases at Yalwal. (From "Hansard.")

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 1

Mr. Haynes asked the Minister for Labor and Industry. (1) subsequent to the disallowance on the 17th June by the Minister of the complaints against Mr…

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Old Gold and Silver War Food.' an Interesting Fund. Will You Help ?

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 3

This Patriotic Fund, which was started in Sydney about the beginning of this year, with the Honorable Sir W. P.Cullen,C.J.,K.C.M.G.,…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund.' An Interesting Fund. Will You Help?

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 5

This Patriotic Funds which was started Sydney about the beginning of this [?]r with the Honorable Sir. W. P. [?] C. J., K.C.M.G., as President, Mr…

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Submarine Mines

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 5

Submarine mines are of three types —first, ground mines, which are usually of great size and laid directly on the bottom of shallow seas; second,…

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Conditions on Goldfields

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

“Total prohibition is logical in theory, but in practice is a failure. To my mind, the aim of temperance advocates, among whom 1 rank myself,…

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Mr. M. F. Morton in Parliament. Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 1

Mr. Mark F. Morton : I desire to ask the Minister for Mines whether he has come to any conclusion in connection with a deputation from the…

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Gambling at Shows. Advocates To "Educate" The Innocent at the Same Time Building-up the Coffers of The Society. the Greed for Gold

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

At the Last meeting of Berrima Agricultural Society Mr. Richardson moved, "That gambling tables and appliances be…

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Coal Strikes. £10,000,000 Lost Fo Australia

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 10

Mr J. B. Suttor, Commercial Commissioner for New South Wales in the East, in delivering an address to members of the Chamber…

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Their Weight in Gold. Value of Duntroon Officers

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 4

General Sir Ian Hamilton, in a message written some weeks ago to the Commandant and staff of the Royal Military College…

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Wongawilli Mine. Development Work Proceeding

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 6

Work in connection with the development of the Wongawilli coal mining property at West Dap to is proceeding briskly, and…

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Marriage Customs on the Gold Coast

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 2

The natives of Western Africa, and especially those on the coast, retain many quaint customs. When a girl has reached her eleventh or…

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Wongawilli Mine. Big Expendittre Forecasted

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 3

Steady progress is being made with what may be willed the preliminary work in connection with Wongawilli mine at West Dapto,…

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Sassafras Coal. Expert Says -" Nothing Better in Quality,"

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 1

Mr. John Evans, J.P., mining engineer, who is now in command of Coal Limited, a big proposition near Appin in which the Hon. Austin Chanman…

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Coal Mines Regulation Amending Bill

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 4

Mr. Mark F. Morton (Allow[?]): I quite recognise that in discussing a bill of this kind we are at a disadvantage as compared with…

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