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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

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Selling Coal Under Weight

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 4

At the Water Police Summons Court division, on Tuesday morning, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., John Enemark, coal merchant, of Paddington, was charred on the information of James William…

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Great Southern Shale and Coal Company, Limited

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 3

A meeting of the promoters of the above company was hold in the committee-room of the mechanics' institute on Tuesday, July 8th. The meeting was hold for the purpose of considering…

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Gold-Fields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 3

THE following extensions to the Argyle, Camden, and King gold-fields have been proclaimed:— County of Argyle, parish of Bungonia,…

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Selling Coal Under Weight

Southern Argus · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 7

At the Sydney water police court on Tuesday, Mr. Marsh, S.M., was severe upon tradesmen who are dishonest, enough to defraud customers by supplying them with goods short…

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Rigging the Gympie Mining Market

Southern Argus · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 4

As there are many persons in Sydney pecuniarily interested in Gympie mining, the, following extracts from Mr. Warden Lukin's report, dated July 1, will, not only prove…

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Gold and Tin at the Barrier Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 2

The special reporter of the Sydney Mail at Silverton telegraps to the Echo on Monday, as follows:—"A rich find of gold has been made 25 miles from Silverton. A sliaft has been sunk 15 feet, and the…

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The Transvaal Gold-fields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 6

THE following extracts, regarding one of the gold-fields, which are known to exist in the Transvaal, will be interesting to our readers. It is taken from the latest number of the Cape Argus…

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Gold at Forbes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 6

A telegram of Wednesday says:—A gentleman who has just come in from the place states that at Pennington and Whalen's, a five-acre lease, about 14 miles from Forbes, splendid gold has been struck…

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Temora. Mining Matters, &c

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

THE weather for tho last few weeks has been simply splendid, yet a great quantity of rain will be required for grass and water to meet the coming hot summer months Washing on the…

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Burrangong Greek Goldfield

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 4

WE republish, BY special request, the following report, dated the 19th January, which has been forwarded to the Minister for Mines:— by Mr. W. H. J. Slee, mining inspector :—…

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Buried Alive in a Salt Mine

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 4

MY name is Karoly Varga. I worked in the Bait mines, as my father and brother do, and and ,as my grandfather did, and his father before him. On the 17 th August, 1723. I…

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The Barrier Ranges Silyer Mines

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 3

LITTLE did the shepaerd who, in the year 1876, [?] with his [?] of sheep on the Barrier Ranges, dream of the importance of his discovery when he…

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Braidwood Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 6

A REEF exists near Bell's Creek, the top stone from which, having been tested at the Sydney Mint, gave 8000z. of lead and 1460z. of silver. The sinking is now at 14ft. and…

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Gold Near Queanbeyan

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 4

Gold has been found in the works at the Argyle Cutting on the railway line near Queanbeyan but whether in payable quantities or not does not yet appear. The Age…

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Gold Reef Near Young

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 6

THE discovery of a splendid reef has been reported to the warden as having been made on the road, and about 5 miles from Wombat. James Murray, a road labourer, was quarrying…

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The Silverton Mining District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 6

MR. C. S. WILKINSON, geological surveyor, has telegraphed from Thackaringa, via Wilcannia, to the Under-Secretary for Mines, with regard to his examination of the mining…

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Mining at Carcoar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 4

THE monthly escort which left Carcoar on Thursday, took 1089oz of gold, being the result of the crushings at Mount M'Donald, Galley Swamp, Brown's Creek, and Burnt Yards diggings. Much…

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Discovery of Gold at Young

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 4

ON Friday morning Mr. A. Dowel, of Wombat, one of the claim-owners of the newly-discovered roof near Wombat, brought into Young several other specimens, which were obtained on Thursday. One…

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Importation of Australian Coal to England

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 4

"SENDING coals to Newcastle," is an old mode of casting ridicule upon the people supplying from a foreign source a market suffering from an over-production of the…

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Gold near Kiama

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 4

A GOLD mine has been opened at the Blow Hole Hill Kiama. Some quartz obtained from the vicinity realised seventy-five ounces per ton. The land has been pegged out for some distance, and it…

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