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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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The Mineral Industry of N.S.W. II. Coal

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 3

NEXT to silver coal contributes the largest share to the annual mineral production of the State. In 1906, out of a total production of nearly £8,000,000,…

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Scotland's Shame. Houses of Miners. "A Disgrace to Civilisation."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

The three days' annual Conference (writes the "Dally News" of 27th Decemher) of the Scottish Miners' Federation opened in Glasgow under the…

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Stolen Coal Given. Starving Man Set Free

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 3

There was an unusual and happy ending to a case at Croydon on Monday, 13th January, when Thomas Dodson, 19, of Salisbury road, Woodside, was…

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Rich Gold Finds

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2

A decided improvement has taken place in mining at Nerrigundah Several new rich shows have recently been opened…

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Mining Men Murdered

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 4

Mr. Aubrey Fearby, who is employed at the Agricultural Bank, Perth (W.A.), received a cable message from Singapore on Thursday last conveying…

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Important Coal Discovery

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

Melbourne, Wednesday.—An important discovery of coal has been made on John Gilfedder's property, half a mile from Mirboo. The coal…

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Mountains of Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 6

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado; but all the gold in this marvellous land would not compensate you for the loss of health and life, so likely to…

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Mountains of Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 6

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado; but all the gold in this marvellous land would not compensate you for the loss of health and life, so likely to…

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Mountains of Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 4

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado; bat all the gold in this marvellous land would not compensate you for the Ion of health and life, so likely to…

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Mountain of Gold

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 4

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado; but all the gold in this marv[?]lons land would not comp[?] you for the loss of health and life, so…

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Mountains of Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 4

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado; but all the gold in this marvellous land would not compensate you for the lots of health and life, so likely to…

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Mountains of Gold

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 4

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado; but all the gold in this marvellous land would not compensate you for the loss of health and life, so…

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The Colliery Disaster

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 5

Further details regarding the terrible disaster in No. I Maypole colliery, Abram, Lancashire, describe many pathetic scenes at the…

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Mountains of Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 5

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado: but all the gold in this marvellous land would not compeuesate you for the loss of health and life, so likely to…

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Mountains of Gold

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 4

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of EI Dorado; put all the gold in this marvellous land would not [?] you for the loss of health and life, so…

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Fatality in a Mine

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 5

A fatalaccident occurred at Mount Keira Colliery on Monday whereby William M'Donald, underground deputy, lost his life. It appears…

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Miners' Eight-hour Rill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 3

All the Mines Regulation Acts which have been passed in Great Britain hitherto have been designed for the promotion of safety, but the Eight-hour…

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Mining Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 5

A C[?]atstrophe occurred in the Mount Morgan mine, on Saturday evening, when seven miners were buried alive. The men were at work when a great…

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Reminiscences of the Gold-fields. a Clever Bit of Salting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 3

In forcible, if not elegant language, old Ah Le Ong impressed upon me the necessity of "doing something," the "something" being the making…

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A Mining Camp Story

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 3

The first bushranger I discovered bore the honored name of Nelson. He had been expatriated from England in Tasmania at an early age, and had duly…

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