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

Mining & the mines, 1886

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The Colliery Disaster at Lithgow

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 22 April 1886 · page 4

PARTICULARS of the sad colliery disaster at Lithgow, briefly reported by telegram in our last issue are given in the subjoined telegrams tot he Daily Telegraph…

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Another Colliery Disaster at Lithgow. Lithgow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1886 · page 4

Between 3 and 4 o'clock this afternoon an explosion took place at Lithgow Valley Colliery, about half a mile from the pit's mouth. There were 13 men working in the shaft, five of whom were…

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Another Colliery Disaster at Lithgow

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 23 April 1886 · page 2

BETWEEN 3 and 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon an explosion took place at the Lithgow Valley Colliery, about half a mile from the pit's mouth. There were 13…

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The Colliery Disaster at L[?]thgow. Further Particulars. (From the “Echo’s” Reporter.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 2

The details of Monday’s Catastrophe at the Lithgow Valley Colliery show the occurrence to have been a peculiarly painful one. The five unfortunate men who lost their lives did not die as suddenly…

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The Carrington Mine

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 29 April 1886 · page 2

AT hall-past eight on Tuesday morning last a party of gentleman assembled at the Goulburn post-office, at the invitation of Mr. F. Tait M.P., for the purpose of proceeding on a visit of inspection to the…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT at Mount McDonald telegraphs as follows to the S. M. Herald:—For some time past there have been a good many prospectors in this locality. On Wednesday a shaft was bottomed…

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The Kimberley Gold-fields

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1886 · page 2

RESPECTING the new gold-fields at Kimberley, Western Australia, the following particnlars have recently been received in Adelaide:— Mr. C. E. Deeley, of the film Adock Blothers…

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Gold Discovery at Carcoar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1886 · page 4

A CARCOAR telegram of Friday says:—News is just to hand that gold has been discovered in the neighbourhood of the old workings at Wood's Flat goldfield. Good payable prospects have been…

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The Kimberley Goldfield Adedaide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1886 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Deeley, of the firm of Adcock Brothers and Co., merchants, Palmerstone and Derby, and stationed at the latter place, gives some interesting particulars relative to the Kimberley goldfields, and…

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The Kimberley Goldfields a Favourable Report. Adelaide

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Deeley, of the firm of Ad[?]ck Brothers and Co., merchants, Palmerston and Derby, and stationed at the latter place, gives some interesting particulars relative to the Kimberley…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 May 1886 · page 4

FURTHER particulars with reference to the discovery of gold in the Kimberley district state that the large nuggets found within a hundred miles of Derby by Morgan and Angus was unearthed while…

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The Kimberley Goldfields

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 6 May 1886 · page 3

Perth (W.A.) Monday.—The large nugget mentioned by the Rocbourne correspondent of the Perth Inquirer was found with others within a hundred miles of Derby,…

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Discovery of Gold

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 May 1886 · page 2

NEWS is to hand that gold has boon discovered in the neighbourhood of the old workings at "Wood's Flat goldfield, about 20 miles from Carcoar, and payable…

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The Kimberley Goldfields

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 2

Perth [?]— The large mentioned by the [?]rne correspondent of the Perth [?] was found with others within a [?] and was discovered by…

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The Carrington Mine

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 3

IN a recent issue we gave some account of a visit paid by Mr. Wilkinson, government geological surveyor to the department of mines, in company with other gentlemen, to the Carrington mine, near…

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The Kimberley Gold Fields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 4

SOME sampled of gold from the Kimberley gold fields were received by a steamer in Sydney on Friday. They included several remarkably rich-looking nuggets, slightly water-worn, and boaring…

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The Kimberley Goldfields

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1886 · page 2

SOME samples of gold from the Kimberley goldfield were received by [?]meran in Sydney on Friday They included several remarkably rich-looking nuggets, slightly waterworn, and bearing the…

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Captain's Flat Silver Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 May 1886 · page 4

FROM a very valuable and interesting report, prepared by Mr. Harrie Wood, the Under-Secretary for Mines, on the silvermining industry of New South Wales, we extract the following having…

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The Kimberley Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 May 1886 · page 4

BEYOND a doubt the chief topic in mining circles at present is the Kimberley goldfield rush, and to the excitement and speculation attendant upon this latest outbreak even the recent phenomenal developments…

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The Kimberley Gold-field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 3

PERTH, April 30.—With reference to the Kimberley goldfield very little news has come to hand. A few more men, with from 25oz. to nearly 100oz. gold, got entirely by gully-scraping, have reached…

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