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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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The Coal Arch Collapses

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

The coal arch erected in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations in Sydney, collapsed on Saturday night last, and resulted in two persons being…

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Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 1

ONE of the first exhibitions of the new century, and probably one of the most attractive shows of the new commonwealth, will be that which it is proposed to open at…

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Striking a Gold Mine. Mrs. Harrison Got on to Good Property.—Struck it Rich and Unexpectedly. Creates a Sensation

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 4

The surprise of a man who sinks a hole to make a well and strikes a gold mine is no doubt a pleasant one. Such a surprise was held in store for Mrs…

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More Colliery Trouble. a Miner Compelled to Leave

The Mittagong Express · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

“This is the true story of how I came to leave the old Bulli colliery,” said Mr. Robert Spirits, timber contractor and orchardist, Bulli, to a…

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Romance or a Gold Mine

The Mittagong Express · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 5

Near Como a mining town in Colorado, Is a mountain lake—a small but deep body of water, [?] and cold, which seems to be in the [?] of an [?]…

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Girls as Coal Heavers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 July 1901 · page 4

Bishop petter paints this realistic picture in a paper in the March "Century," recording his impressions of Japan:—…

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Thoughts of Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 3

IT is more than probable that most people will plead ignorance rispecting the persouslity of Mr. Philip James Bailoy, who completes his eighty-fifth birthday…

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A.K.O. & M. Company's Shale Mines

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

It is stated that work is to be resumed at the Australian Kerosene Oil and Mineral Company's shale mines, Joadja, which have been closed down for a couple of…

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The Burragorang Silver Mines

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 3
Also in The Mittagong Express

Mr. J. B. Jaquet, geological surveyor to the Department of Mines, has furnished a report on the Burragorang silver field. The report states that during last year it is…

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Mining Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 3

Broken Hill, Wedneiday.-A fatel accident occurred at block 11 of the Proprietary nine at the 650ft. level yesterday evening. John Harrey…

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Our Iron Deposits. the Mittagong Mines. No. 1

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 3

One of the most interesting official publications that have appeared for some time, has been issued under the title of "The Iron Deposits of New…

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Our Iron Deposits. the Mittagong Mines.no. 1

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 3

One of the most interesting official publications that have appeared for some time, has been issued under the title of “The Iron Deposits of New…

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A Mad Rush for Gold

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 3

According to the Victoria (B.C.) correspondent of the London Daily Mail, some extraordinary scones occured in the Klondike district on February 26th, when the " crown claims "…

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Gem Mining in Ceylon

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 3

With the exception of the diamond, emerald turquoise and opal almost every precious and semi-precious stone is found in Ceylon and frequently a great variety…

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Our Iron Deposits. the Mittagong Mines.no. 2

The Mittagong Express · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 3

In the course of his report on “The Iron Ore Deposits of New South Wales,” Mr. J. B. Jaquet, the Government Geological Surveyor, devotes a…

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Our Iron Deposits. the Mittagong Mines. No.2

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 3

In the course of his report on "The Iron Ore Deposits of New South Wales," Mr. J. B. Jaquet, the Government Geological Surveyor, devotes a…

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Our Iron deposits. the Mittagong Mines.no. 3

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 3

In the course of his article on the Mittagong district in his “Iron Ore Deposits of New South Wales,” Mr. J. B. Jaquet, the Government…

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Our Iron Deposits. the Mittagong Mines No. 3

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 3

In the course of his article on the District in his "Iron Ore Deposits of New South Wales," Mr. J. B. Jaquet, the Government…

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