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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Looted Gold Mines a Series of Robberies

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 5

A series of amazing robberies are reported from Nevada, where a hundred miners in the goldfields have been looting several mines and stealing large…

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English Goldfield. "Reef 31 Miles Long."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 5

For some time past rumors have been afloat as to the discovery of a gold-field in England within 200 miles of London. It has been stated in whispers that the…

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Rep[?]ted Gold Find

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 2

Operations in connection with the reported discovery of gold in the vicinity of the town are slowly progressing. Forty acres of the land (two…

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Reported Discovery or Gold near Moss Vale

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

Some interest it bow being attached to the discovery of this near Moss Vale, which was reported a couple of weeks ago. The discovery was made by an old prospector…

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Terrible Mining Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 3

Early on Saturday afternoon the roof of the new tunnel at the South Clifton Colliery, Scraborough, collapsed, four men, who had been engaged in the…

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The Moss Vale Gold Discovery

Robertson Advocate · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 2

There is very little fresh to record in connection with the discovery of gold near Moss Vale. A number of residents, together with people from other parts, are…

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The Moss Vale Gold Discovery. Warden's Court

Robertson Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 2

Interest in the discovery of gold at Moss Vale was revived on Wednesday morning when the warden (Mr. E. L. Maitland) attended to hear an application from…

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The Moss Vale Gold Field

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 2

An inquiry was held by the Warden, Mr. E. L. Maitland, at the Moss Vale courthouse on Wednesday last concerning the fixing of…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

The coal-lumpers' strike culminated on Wednesday afternoon in a series of disturbances oud assaults on free laborers, several of whom were se[?]rely…

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Moss Vale Gold Find

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 2

Since last report authorities to enter have been granted to Messrs. David Conlon, John Conlon, Edward Hines, John Larkin (2…

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Moss Vale Gold Discovery

Robertson Advocate · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 2

Matters are developing very slowly in connection with the discovery of gold near Moss Vale, [?] they have shown a little more activity this week…

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Moss Vale Gold Field

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

Four new claims were pegged out on Wednesday last by Sergeant Thorndike (one of which was taken up in the direction of the railway line) and a…

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Moss Vale Gold Field

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

About 30 men are now engaged on the field and a few tents are pitched. Claims have been pegged out reaching O.Z. Throsby's on the eastern and H…

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The Moss Vale Gold Field

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 3

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a report from Mr. J. E. Carne, Assistant Government Geologist, on the recent gold discovery of the Mount Broughton…

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Moss Vale Gold Field

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 2

On Saturday last a specimen of stone bearing very fine gold (like leaf) was brought into town from D. Murphy's claim, the shaft on which is sunk about…

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Moss Vale Gold Discovery

Robertson Advocate · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

Matters in connection with the discovery of gold near Moss Vale are becoming to look a little more promising. On Saturday last a specimen of stone bearing very fine…

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Gold in a Cemetery

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 6

The Ballarat correspondent of the Melbourne "Age" supplies the following account of a remarkable discovery of gold:—The announcement that…

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Moss Vale Gold Field

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 2

The Kangaroo Valley "Times" says: "Moss Vale gold fields are now a thing of the past, all the claims being deserted." This is going away from…

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All for Gold. a Story of Alaska

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 5

Business men dosed their offices, clerks gave up their positions, parents, wives, sweethearts, were, in a measure, secondary considerations. Klondike…

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Mountains of Gold

Robertson Advocate · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 4

Awarding to old legends, exist in infabled land of El Dorado; but the gol in this marvellous land would not compenent [?] the less of bealth and life, so…

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