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Mining & the mines, 1898

44 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 3

Burragorang Silver Mines

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 4

MR. A. P. DUPREZ has just spent five days at Burragorang, and returned to Bowral on Monday evening. He visited a good many of the settlers, and had…

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Colliery Disaster

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.—An accident of an appalling nature occured this morning at East Greta colliery, a party of three being either crushed to death or entombed…

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Half a Ton of Gold Refused

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 3

On Friday morning tho South Australian Government tendered to the Gl[?]lg Railway Company the sum of £75,000 in gold for the purchase of…

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East Greta Colliery Disaster. Narrow Escape of the Rescue Party. West Maitland

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 5

Another heavy fall of shale took place in the tannel of the colifery at East Greta at 10 o'clock this morning. The gang of rescuers who are engaged in the work of retimbering…

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