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    South Australia - Mining

    Miscellany

    "An Old-Time Almanac - Mining Matters" is in the Register,
    7 February 1914, page 7c.

    "Old Mines Around Adelaide" is in The News,
    17 September 1929, page 29a.

    "First South Australian Mines and Smelters" is in the Register,
    15 and 18 November 1926, pages 7a and 11f,
    Observer,
    20 November 1926, pages 19a-27a,
    "Early South Australian Mining" on
    20 February 1904, page 36e.

    "South Australian Mines" is in the Southern Star,
    9 November 1842, page 2c.

    "The Mines of SA", by J. Menge, is in the Observer,
    20 January 1844, page 3c,
    3 and 24 February 1844, pages 4a and 6a; also see
    27 April 1844, page 4a,
    25 January 1845, page 6,
    1 March 1845, page 6b.

    "The Mining Interest" is in the Southern Australian,
    22 March 1844, page 2b.

    "Our Mining Interest" is in the Register,
    7 September 1844, page 2e,
    "Geology and Mineralogy of SA" on
    3 June 1846, page 4,
    "South Australian Mining" on
    9 June 1847, page 2e,
    "The Mining Interest" on
    5 May 1858, page 2c.

    "The Minerals and Precious Stones of SA" is in the Observer,
    7 June 1845, page 6b,
    "Progress of Mining in SA" on
    24 January 1846, page 5a.

    Information on the SA Mining Association is in the Observer,
    12 April 1845, page 4b.

    Smelting is discussed in the Observer,
    20 December 1845, pages 5c-6c.

    "Remarks on the Geology and Mineralogy of SA", by Thomas Burr, is in the Observer,
    23 May 1846, page 7a.

    "A Visit to the Northern Mines of SA" is in the Register,
    28 November 1846, page 4a,
    "A Month Among the Mines" on
    26 April 1848, page 3b,
    3 May 1848, page 3e.

    "The Royalties on SA Minerals" is in the South Australian,
    21 March 1846, page 3b,
    17 November 1846, page 4d,
    1 December 1846, page 4c,
    1 January 1847, page 5a,
    11 May 1847, page 2f; also see
    SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
    30 January 1847, page 4c,
    15 and 22 May 1847, pages 2b and 2c,
    6 November 1847, page 2c,
    15 July 1848, page 2d,
    10 August 1848, (supp.).

    "A Month Among the Mines" is in the Observer,
    29 April 1848, page 1e.

    "Smelting" is discussed in the South Australian,
    24 and 28 November 1848, pages 2a and 2e and
    SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
    8 and 15 April 1848, pages 2c and 2c,
    29 July 1848, page 2a,
    7 October 1848, page 2b.

    "Miners' Wages and Mining in SA" is in the Register,
    6 June 1849, page 3a and
    the Adelaide Times,
    11 June 1849, page 3b.

    Dr G.H. Bruhn's report of his exploratory geological expedition is in the Register,
    22 August 1849 (supp.).

    "The Slate Quarries" is in the Register
    on 16 January 1850, page 3c. Also see Place Names - Mintaro and Place Names - Willunga.

    "Mining in South Australia" is in the Register on
    30 July 1850, page 4a,
    23 and 24 January 1851, pages 4a and 4a,
    14 April 1851, page 3c,
    1 May 1851, page 3e.

    "On the Policy of Smelting Iron in South Australia" is in the Register,
    14 January 1851, page 3d; also see
    7 October 1851, page 3a,
    "Another Word for Iron Smelting" in the Chronicle,
    6 April 1867, page 2e.

    "Our Copper and Lead Mines" is in the Observer,
    2 September 1854, page 5a.

    "Mineral Leases" is in the Observer,
    15 January 1859, page 1c (supp.),
    2, 9 and 16 July 1859, pages 6d, 6c and 5d,
    20 August 1859, page 2e (supp.),
    17 December 1859, page 2b (supp.).

    "Our Iron Ores" is in the Observer,
    31 December 1859, page 4h,
    "The Great Northern Mining Company" on
    11 February 1860, page 6c,
    13 October 1860, page 5e,
    12 January 1861, page 5e,
    30 March 1861, page 6f,
    14 September 1861, page 1a (supp.),
    25 April 1863, page 6f,
    Chronicle,
    2 December 1865, page 2f,
    Observer,
    17 November 1906, page 42c.

    "Our Mineral Resources" is in the Observer,
    5 May 1860, page 7f,
    "Mineral Development" on
    1 September 1860, page 6c.

    "The Finniss Mining Claims" is in the Observer,
    9 February 1861, page 7h,
    6 April 1861, page 5h.

    "Rodda's Patent Ore-Reducing Process" is in the Register,
    8 January 1863, page 3a.

    "New Export [Bismuth]" is in the Register,
    17 February 1863, page 2g,
    9 March 1863, page 3d.

    "Mining Townships" is in the Observer,
    9 August 1862, page 6c,
    "Great Northern Mining Leases" on
    4 October 1862, page 5d.

    "Mining Townships" is in the Observer,
    9 and 23 August 1862, pages 6c and 8c.

    Disposing of mineral lands is discussed in the Advertiser,
    11 August 1862, page 2f,
    30 October 1863, page 2e,
    2 and 3 November 1863, pages 3d and 3b.

    "Mineral Laws" is in the Chronicle,
    16 August 1862, page 1a (supp.),
    "The Mines of the Far North" on
    25 October 1862, page 4c,
    15 November 1862, page 6f.

    "Mining Swindle" is in the Register,
    17, 18 and 19 December 1862, pages 2e-g, 3b and 3a,
    Observer,
    20 December 1862, page 5a.

    "Mining Directors" is in the Advertiser,
    18 December 1863, page 2e.

    The use of traction engines is discussed in the Observer,
    18 July 1863, page 4f,
    Register,
    17 June 1864, page 2f,
    22 August 1864, page 3c,
    25 November 1864, page 2c,
    30 December 1864, page 3b.

    "Mines and Miners" is in the Register,
    3 May 1865, page 2d.

    "First South Australian Mines and Smelters" is in the Register,
    15, 18 and 20 November 1926, pages 7a, 11f and 12b,
    "Mineral Treasures of South Australia" on
    20 March 1841, page 3c.

    "Improved Machinery for Mining" is in the Observer,
    2 May 1868, page 12f.

    "A Mining Hoax" is in the Chronicle,
    10 October 1868, page 12a.

    "Aborigines as Mine Labourers" is in the Observer,
    20 February 1869, page 6g.

    "The Silver Mines" is in the Chronicle,
    15 August 1868, page 8b,
    Observer,
    3 and 10 April 1869, pages 3c and 12b,
    Register,
    12 July 1869, page 2f.

    "The Cement Hills of Barossa" is in the Chronicle,
    27 March 1869, page 6a,
    17 July 1869, page 11f.

    "More Mineral Regulations" is in the Observer,
    26 June 1869, page 2g,
    "Mining Speculations and Its Champions" on
    24 July 1869, page 12b,
    Register,
    20 and 26 July 1869, pages 2d and 2h.
    A satirical piece on mining speculation is in the Register,
    24 September 1872, page 5e; also see
    9 and 19 April 1873, pages 5c and 4e.

    "Mining Company Law" is in the Observer,
    30 May 1874, page 2f.

    The remission of rent to mineral lessees is discussed in the Observer,
    4 September 1869, page 13b.

    "Company Mongering" is in The Irish Harp,
    23 and 30 May 1873, pages 4d-5b and 5d,
    13 June 1873, page 5c.

    Iron smelting is discussed in the Chronicle,
    2 May 1874.

    "Randall v Tuxford" is in the Express,
    26 October 1874, page 2d.

    "The Far North Mines" is in the Observer,
    22 July 1876, page 10a,
    "Ten Years, Past and Present, in the Mining District, Far North" in the Register,
    15 March 1877, page 6b.

    Experiments with dynamite are reported in the Observer,
    16 and 23 June 1877, pages 10f and 4g.

    Information on the Belara Mine, near Montacute, is in the Express,
    7 April 1880, page 3e.

    "Our Mineral Resources" is in the Register,
    7 May 1881, page 4f.

    "On the Tramp - Prospecting" is in the Observer,
    1 October 1881, page 41c.

    Comments on certain mines in the North-East of SA are in the Chronicle,
    15 October 1881, page 11g.

    "Mining, Subterranean Water Supply and Agriculture in SA" is in the Register,
    2 and 5 November 1881, pages 2g (supp.) and 2e (supp.).

    "Workmen's Residences on Mineral Sections" is in the Chronicle,
    17 December 1881, page 4g.

    The diamond drill is discussed in the Register,
    3 November 1881, page 5b,
    19 April 1882, pages 4g-6e,
    17 March 1885, page 7d,
    Advertiser,
    13 and 20 January 1882, pages 5g and 2g (supp.).
    "The Diamond Drill on Yorke Peninsula" is in the Express,
    16 April 1889, page 3e.

    "Manufacture of Mining Machinery" is in the Register,
    13 January 1882, page 5c.

    "Disabilities of Miners" is in the Register,
    5 April 1882, page 5f.

    "The Victor George Mining Swindle" is in the Register,
    12 August 1882, page 4f.

    "Silver Claims in the North" is in the Advertiser,
    13 April 1886, page 5e,
    27 May 1886, page 6f.

    "Mining on Private Land" is in the Register,
    5 and 9 June 1886, pages 4f and 4f,
    26 July 1886, page 4f.

    "Mineral Claims at Orroroo and Carrieton" is in the Chronicle,
    24 July 1886, page 23b.

    "Mining on Private Property" is in the Chronicle,
    5 March 1887, page 16a,
    Observer,
    3 December 1887, page 24d,
    17 November 1888, page 25c.
    Register,
    12 June 1888, page 4f,
    11 August 1888, page 4g,
    13 November 1888, page 4f,
    14 July 1890, page 4e.

    "Precious Stones in Australia" is in the Register,
    30 July 1887, page 4g.

    A poem titled "The Miner" is in The Lantern,
    17 September 1887, page 19.

    "Mining in the North" is discussed in the Advertiser,
    4 May 1888, page 7c,
    "The North-East Mining Ventures" in the Chronicle,
    2 June 1888, page 6a,
    23 March 1889, page 5e.

    "A Curious Old Mine (Wheal Grainger)" is in the Observer,
    11 February 1888, page 39e.

    "The Blinman and Wirrealpa District" is in the Chronicle,
    12 May 1888, page 19d,
    "Through the Blinman Mining District" in the Express,
    14 and 19 September 1888, pages 3f and 7c.

    "Bagot v Scammell" is in the Register,
    16, 17 and 31 May 1888, pages 4g-5c, 6d and 4h.

    "The Mining Industry and Mining Speculation" is in the Register,
    28 September 1888, page 4g; also see
    27 and 29 July 1889, pages 6e and 4f.
    Information on mining frauds appears on
    11 and 16 January 1897, pages 6a and 4h.

    "The Diamond Drill on Yorke Peninsula" is in the Express,
    16 April 1889, page 3e.

    "The Mining Industry and Mining Speculation" is in the Register,
    28 September 1888, page 4g; also see
    27 and 29 July 1889, pages 6e and 4f.
    Information on mining frauds appears on
    11 and 16 January 1897, pages 6a and 4h.

    Biographical details of D.D. Rosewarne, Inspector of Mines, are in the Register,
    16 January 1889, page 5a,
    of James Parkinson on
    28 October 1889, page 5b.

    Information on Captain Leyshon Jones is in the Register,
    6 February 1889, page 4h,
    Observer,
    9 February 1889, page 29e
    (obit. 13 July 1912, page 41a),
    an obituary
    of Captain J.H. Hocking is in the Observer,
    25 January 1896, page 29d,
    of W.R. Wilson on
    25 December 1897, page 16d,
    of Mrs Semmens, wife of John F. Semmens, on
    20 September 1902, page 37a,
    of Captain W.H. Morish on
    17 June 1905, page 21a,
    of C.M. Henrie, manager of the Tasmanian Copper Co, on
    18 May 1907, page 38c,
    of Thomas Barnfield on
    14 September 1907, page 40c,
    of Captain John Warren on
    5 November 1910, page 41b,
    of S.P. Carthew on
    9 November 1912, page 35a.

    The manufacture of mining machinery is discussed in the Observer,
    16 February 1889, page 32c.

    A trial of new explosives is discussed in the Observer,
    23 March 1889, page 37e.

    A poem and cartoon on "Mining Swindles" are in The Lantern,
    6 April 1889, pages 1 and 6.

    "Mining in South Australia" is in the Register,
    27 and 29 July 1889, pages 6e and 4f,
    Observer,
    3 August 1889, pages 6b-25a.

    "A Mining Bubble" is in the Register,
    2 November 1889, page 4e,
    Observer,
    9 November 1889, page 4d,
    "Our Northern Mineral Fields" on
    6 December 1890, page 38d.

    "Mining and Share Dealing" is in the Observer,
    4 January 1890, page 6a,
    "Mining Shares and Shareholders" in the Register,
    4 June 1891, page 4g.

    "SA at the London Mining Exhibition" is in the Register,
    23 April 1890, page 7d.

    "Mica" is in the Register,
    22 November 1890, page 7b.
    A mica discovery near Paralana is reported in the Chronicle,
    18 April 1891, page 3c.
    "The Mica Industry" is in the Observer,
    27 June 1891, page 32c.

    "Valuable SA Invention - Molesworth's Extracting Process" is in the Register,
    18, 20 and 23 March 1891, pages 6f, 7e and 6e; also see
    23 June 1891, page 4h,
    27 July 1891, page 5g,
    20 January 1892, page 7d.

    The history of silver-lead mining in SA is in the Register,
    4 June 1891, page 6h.

    "Smelting Works to be established in SA" is in the Express,
    18 and 21 May 1886, pages 3e and 3b.
    "The Port and Dry Creek Smelting Works" is in the Chronicle,
    19 September 1891, page 6f.

    "SA at the London Mining Exhibition" is in the Observer,
    26 April 1890, page 35c.

    "Prospectors' Grievances" is in the Observer,
    15 November 1890, page 33a.

    Information on D.D. Rosewarne, Inspector of Mines, is in the Register,
    5 February 1891, page 4h,
    1 February 1893, page 4h,
    22 March 1894, page 5b.

    Information on the Aclare mine is in the Observer,
    8 August 1891, page 15a,
    26 December 1891, page 30d,
    7 May 1892, page 27c.

    "The Great Northern Mineral Fields" is in the Advertiser,
    6 October 1891, page 6c,
    "Our Mineral Resources" in the Register,
    17 April 1895, page 6e.

    "Farming and Mining in the North-East" is in the Observer,
    5 December 1891, page 36b.

    "Smelters and the Public Health" is in the Register,
    30 January 1892, page 4e,
    Observer,
    6 February 1892, pages 24e-34a,
    13 February 1892, page 36d,
    23 April 1892, page 40a.

    "Mining and Mining Subsidies" is in the Register,
    11 April 1892, page 4e,
    Observer,
    16 April 1892, page 39e.

    An obituary of George Francis is in the Observer,
    12 November 1892, page 30a,
    biographical details of James V. Parkes, Inspector of Mines, on
    16 November 1895, page 16a,
    an obituary of J.W. Thiselton on
    7 March 1896, pages 30a-44d,
    of Captain Thomas Cowling on
    21 January 1899, page 44a.

    Information on the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers is in the Register,
    4 and 5 April 1893, pages 4c and 5c-7f.

    Government aid to prospectors is discussed in the Advertiser,
    25 March 1895, page 4f.

    An obituary of Captain Skitch is in the Register,
    15 March 1892, page 4b,
    of John Dunstan in the Observer,
    27 April 1895, page 32d,
    of James Goddard in the Register,
    14 June 1897, page 4h.

    "The Manganese Industry" is in the Register,
    18 July 1893, page 5e.

    "The Mining Bill and Legislation by Stealth" is in the Register,
    1 December 1893, page 4g.

    Biographical details of J.V. Parkes, Inspector of Mines. are in the Register,
    5 October 1895, page 5c,
    1 and 13 November 1895, pages 4g and 6g.

    "Mining Shares and Mining Speculators" is in the Observer,
    8 February 1896, page 44a.

    "Mining Frauds" is in the Register,
    11 and 16 January 1897, pages 6a and 7c.
    "MIning Shares, Brokers and Directors" is in the Register,
    10 May 1897, page 4e.

    "The Birth of SA Mining" is in the Register,
    19 November 1897, page 5g,
    "Mining Prospects in the Far-North" on
    21 December 1897, page 5i.

    "The Mining Course at the University" is in the Register,
    3 December 1897, page 4e,
    Observer,
    11 December 1897, page 41a.

    An obituary of Captain Thomas Cowling is in the Express,
    16 January 1899, page 3g.
    Register,
    13 January 1899, page 5a.

    Information on the Mountain of Light mine near Mount Fitton is in the Express,
    10 February 1899, page 3f.

    "Mount Fitton Fields" is in the Chronicle,
    18 February 1899, page 22b,
    "Far North Minerals - Leigh Creek to Mount Fitton" on
    4 March 1899, page 26e,
    "Yudnamatana to Daly" and "From Daly to Fitton" on
    15 July 1899, page 19.
    "Mining in the North - Some Splendid Prospects" on
    26 August 1899, page 29.

    "The Cyanide Process and Patents" is in the Observer,
    22 April 1899, page 29c.

    "Romance of Digging Days - The Rush From Adelaide" is in the Register
    on 22 May 1899, page 7a.

    "Mining Enterprise - Real and Sham" is in the Register,
    24 June 1899, page 6h.

    "An Old Northern Identity [Alfred Frost]" is in the Register,
    27 June 1899, page 4h,
    Observer,
    1 July 1899, page 32b.

    "To Faint-Hearted Speculators" is in the Register,
    26 July 1899, page 4h.

    Biographical details of Captain Tom Matthews are in the Register,
    7 and 24 July 1899, pages 5a and 5h.

    "Discovery of the Rare Metal Palladium" is in the Register,
    31 August 1899, page 5a.

    "Mining in SA", a lecture given by the Minister of Mines, is in the Observer,
    16 September 1899, page 53d.

    "Far North Mines - The Beltana District" is in the Chronicle,
    9 September 1899, page 16,
    "The Associated Copper Trust" on
    14 October 1899, page 20d.

    "Our Far North Estate" is in the Register,
    23 September 1899, page 6d,
    28 October 1899, page 9e,
    4, 9, 11 and 15 November 1899, pages 11c, 6e, 11a and 6f,
    2, 8 and 21 December 1899, pages 11d, 7c and 5f.

    Biographical details of Captain W.J. Paull are in the Register,
    17 November 1899, page 5c.

    "Encourage Mining" is in the Register on
    15 January 1900, page 4d,
    "Mining for Rutile" on
    6 October 1900, page 4d,
    "Mining in SA" on
    15 January 1901, page 4c, 12 June 1901, page 4c,
    10 October 1908, page 11c.

    A 26-page supplement on mining, with photographs, is in the Chronicle,
    2 September 1899.

    "Mining in the North-West" is in the Chronicle,
    16 June 1900, page 15a,
    "The North-West - Its Mineral Resources" is in the Advertiser,
    11 February 1902, page 7a.

    "A Mining Trouble - Deficiency in Accounts" is in the Chronicle,
    17 November 1900, page 31d.

    An obituary of J. Meech is in the Register,
    4 February 1901, page 4h,
    Observer,
    9 February 1901, page 22b,
    of W.E. Jury on
    19 September 1903, page 35e.

    Information on phosphate deposits is in the Chronicle,
    30 March 1901, page 5a,
    15 June 1901, page 35a,
    8 February 1902, page 6a,
    "Phosphate Deposits in the North" is in the Observer,
    30 March 1901, page 2b,
    3 August 1901, page 9b,
    a reward for a find of mineral phosphates is announced in the Register,
    17 August 1901, page 6d; also see
    Observer,
    14 March 1903, page 35a,
    12 September 1903, page 13b,
    28 November 1908, page 14c.

    An obituary of Captain John Treloar is in the Observer,
    6 April 1901, page 21c,
    of Captain Malcolm Deeble on
    27 July 1904, page 34e,
    of T. Symonds on
    20 August 1904, page 34d,
    of F.J. Congreve on
    22 September 1906, page 42c,
    of Captain George Prout on
    11 July 1914, page 39a,
    of J.V. Parkes on
    12 March 1927, page 11d.

    "A Fiasco in State Smelting" is in the Register,
    22 January 1902, page 4d.

    "Boom - and Collapse" is in the Register,
    13 January 1903, page 4c.

    An obituary of Thomas Stephens is in the Register,
    4 February 1903, page 5b,
    An obituary of Mr James Goddard is in the Register,
    12 September 1903, page 4d,
    Observer,
    19 September 1903, page 23.

    "The Mines Departement - The Work and the Workers" is in the Register
    3 February 1904, page 6f.

    Biographical details of the Government Geologist, H.Y.L. Brown, are in the Register
    22 August 1904, page4g;
    an obituary is in the Observer
    28 January 1928, page 69d.
    Register,
    30 June 1911, page 5b and
    his retirement on
    8 January 1912, page 6f.

    "Mining in the Far North" is in the Chronicle,
    31 December 1904, page 39a.

    "Nitrogenous Rock - An Important Discovery [in the County of Herbert]" is in the Register,
    23 November 1905, page 4d.

    Information on the Hancock Jig is in the Register,
    30 December 1905, page 8i,
    22 May 1906, page 6b.

    "The Hancock Jig - A Successful SA Invention" is in the Observer,
    6 January 1906, page 43c.

    "With the Mining Engineers" is in the Observer,
    2 June 1906, page 44a.

    "Mining in the Olden Days" is reminisced upon in the Advertiser,
    20 November 1906, page 8g.

    "The Alleged Salting Case" is in the Register,
    28 March 1907, page 3g.

    "Electrical Ore-Finder" is in the Register,
    5 April 1907, page 4a.

    "Mines and Their Workers" is in the Observer,
    20 April 1907, page 48a.

    An obituary of C.M. Henrie, manager of the Tasmanian Copper Company, is in the Register,
    11, 13, 15 and 29 May 1907, pages 7d, 7a, 4g and 6f.

    "Export of Mining Machinery" is in the Register,
    13 July 1907, page 13h.

    Biographical details of Henry Jones, Inspector of Mines, are in the Register,
    25 July 1907, page 5b,
    of W.H. Matthews on
    4 March 1916, page 9c,
    of L.J. Winton on
    11 May 1916, page 4h.

    "Deserted Mines" is in the Advertiser,
    27 April 1908, page 8a,
    "Wealth Lying Idle - Mines Worth Working" on
    25 May 1908, page 8e.

    Marine fibre deposits in Spencer Gulf are discussed in the Advertiser,
    3 July 1909, page 10h.

    A photograph of an electric train to be used between Farina and Yudnamatana is in the Observer,
    8 May 1909, page 28.

    "About Radium" is in the Register,
    8 May 1909, page 6g.

    A discovery of asbestos in the Arkaba district is reported in the Advertiser,
    6 July 1909, page 6e.

    Guano deposits on islands in the Sir Joseph Banks Group are described in the Advertiser,
    21 July 1909, page 5g.

    "Miners and National Interests" is in the Register,
    16 February 1910, page 4b,
    "Mines With a Past and a Future" on
    21 April 1910, page 7c,
    "Mining and Investors" on
    15 June 1911, page 6e.

    "Radium in South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
    7 May 1910, page 14h,
    6 and 22 June 1910, pages 8e and 14b.

    "Radium Discovery - Dr Mawson's Research" is in the Register,
    24, 25, 28 and 30 November 1910, pages 8g, 6c, 8g and 9g,
    "Radium Extraction Company" on
    12 December 1910, page 10f.

    "Our Radium Field" in the Register,
    23 October 1924, page 10e.
    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    26 December 1925, page 37.

    "Radium Ore - Deposits in this State" is in the Advertiser,
    22 January 1929, page 16e,
    "Sources of Radium - Testing Mount Painter Field" on
    19 April 1929, page 20d.
    Also see:
    Place Names - Painter, Mount
    Place Names - Olary
    Place Names - Radium Hill.

    "A Mercury Field" is in the Observer, 30 July 1910, page 43e.

    An obituary of Captain John Warren is in the Observer,
    5 November 1910, page 41b,
    of Arthur Bristowe on
    3 January 1914, page 41a,
    of Nicholas Opie on
    5 November 1927, page 49a.

    A wolfram discovery near Yankalilla is reported in the Observer,
    8 and 15 April 1911, pages 51c and 47a.

    "Electric Lamps for Miners" is in the Register,
    15 July 1911, page 12g.

    An obituary of F.W. Russack is in the Register,
    24 August 1911, page 4h,
    of Stephen P. Carthew on
    7 November 1912, page 6g,
    of F.C. Howard on
    23 April 1919, page 7a.

    Biographical details of L.K. Ward, Government Geologist, are in the Register,
    28 November 1911, page 7c,
    of R.L. Jack, Assistant Government Geologist, on
    1 December 1911, page 6h.

    "State Owned Mines - An Expert's Opinion" is in the Advertiser,
    18 May 1912, page 22c.

    An obituary of J.H. Horwood is in the Observer,
    26 April 1913, page 41b,
    of Captain W.H. Matthews on
    1 February 1919, page 31e,
    of W.H. James on
    2 May 1925, page 39d.

    "An Old-Time Almanac - Mining Matters" is in the Register on
    7 February 1914, page 7c,
    "Mining in SA" on
    16 April 1919, page 6g,
    29 January 1920, page 6b,
    "Ochre Deposits" on
    29 October 1919, page 6d,
    "Iron and the State" on
    4 October 1921, page 5a.

    The reminiscences of John Tippett are in the Observer,
    15 April 1916, page 41e; also see
    16 September 1916, page 22a (obit.).

    Biographical details of Captain W.H. Matthews, Inspector of Mines, are in the Register,
    4 March 1916, page 9c,
    Observer,
    1 July 1916, page 32c.

    "The Hapless Mining Industry" is in the Observer,
    31 January 1920, page 27d.

    "Mountains of Iron" is in the Observer, 14 April 1917, page 14d.
    Also see: A HREF="../../pn/i/i1.htm#knob">Place Names - Iron Knob.

    A visit to the Mount Bessemer iron ore deposits is reported in the Chronicle,
    6 September 1919, page 7e,
    Register,
    12 September 1919, page 9e.

    Ochre deposits are discussed in the Observer,
    1 November 1919, page 29c.

    "Miners and Their Wages" is in the Register,
    25 January 1922, page 6c,
    Observer,
    28 January 1922, page 27d.

    Biographical details of Captain T.H. Harris are in the Register,
    28 November 1922, page 6g.

    "The Mining Industry" is in the Register on
    1 November 1923, page 8d,
    "Natural Ammonia - The Northern Cave Deposits" on
    9 October 1924, page 12f.

    "First Dynamiter", information on Edward Thomson, is in The News,
    8 June 1925, page 6c.

    "A Warden's Diaries and Notebooks" is in the Register,
    26 August 1925, page 7g.

    "Mining Fields in South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
    3 July 1925, page 16d,
    "Where Are Our Mines?" on
    2 February 1926, page 8d,
    15 September 1926, page 12f.

    "Mineral Resources - Vast Potential Wealth", which includes a history of early mining in South Australia, is in The News, 23 September 1926, page 12c.

    "The Mining Industry - Royal Commission Desired" is in the Register,
    23 September 1926, page 10a.

    "SA Graphite - Port Lincoln Field" is in the Register,
    8 February 1927, page 6f,
    Observer,
    12 February 1927, page 10c.

    Information on the Perkins-Wiley mineral separator is in the Register,
    4 October 1927, page 10g.
    Biographical details of Paul S. Hossfeld, geologist, are in the Register,
    25 April 1928, page 11b.

    "Mining in South Australia and Geophysical Prospecting" is in the Register,
    28 May 1928, page 7f.

    "When South Australia Led Mining" is in the Advertiser,
    26 September 1931, page 4h,
    "Science Helps Miners" on
    27 January 1932, page 13d.

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