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Mining & the mines, 1890

10 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Fatal Mining Accident at Charters Towers

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 2

Charters Towers, Sunday.— "A terrible and fatal accident occuraell yesterday at the School Reserve deep shaft. Four men were down boring with the machine when an…

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Prospecting for Coal in Victoria

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 January 1890 · page 3

In the Narracan Valley two seams of coal have been passed through. One is believed to be identical with those worked at Moe. In the bore at Boolara one seam 3ft. 5in…

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Terrible Colliery Accident. London

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 3

The inhabitants of Newport, Pembrokeshire, were startled yesterday by a load explosion in the direction of Abesychan Colliery. Crowds of people immediately, rushed towards…

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Hard Times for the Minmi Miners

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 2

The Minmi Correspondent of the Newcastle Herald wrote as. follows last week:—"Our township is almost.deserted at,present. The pits have been, working so badly of late that…

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Our Mining Industry Made a Permanent Business

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 4

It will be of vast interest to the thousands of people now indentified with our mining industry to learn that by the enterprise of private capitalists we have established at…

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The Mittagong Diamond Mine

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 July 1890 · page 3

In his annual report to the Minister for Mines for 1889, Mr. F. R. Wilshire, warden for the Berrima district, wrote as follows regarding the above:—…

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Mining

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 2

The once famous Eclipse mine at Yalwal, (says the Broughton Creek Mail) which has been continuously working for the past fifteen years, has once again given great…

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The Mining Exhibition

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 2

THE opening of the Mining Exhibition at the Crystal, Palace, Sydenham, has been postponed till the 28th instant. The Duke of Fife will be tumble to perform the ceremony…

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Journalism in the Early Days of Australian Gold-fields

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 3 September 1890 · page 4

SOME passing features of the sudden creation of Princetown have been given, but one remains to be introduced. Exactly twelve days from the discovery of gold in the…

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Gold

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 4

Gold! Gold! Gold! Everywhere gold! Men's hearts are sold And wedded to gold;…

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