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

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 11 September 1888 · page 2

[?] Company Limited Specimen [?].—No. 1 [?] distance drives [?]. The [?]…

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Mining in the Grenfell District. Silver

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 4

THERE is no change worth noting in the appearance and promise of the Tyagong Creek silver (and lead) mines. The latest assay is said to be 140oz. of silver, so the fortunate…

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Discovery of Gold off the Coast of New Guinea

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1888 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Something like a rush appears to have set in from Cooktown to Sudest, where gold was lately discovered. The brigantine Zephyr has been put on for Sudest,…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 September 1888 · page 2

CARCOAR, Monday. -- Mr. Harrie Wood, accompanied by the Government Geologist and Surveyor, Mr. T. W. E. David, has lately been unpaged in visiting and selecting sites for the…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 6

Day Dawn Gold-mining Co., Braidwood.— Manager's report: The hoisting machinery is now erected and working well. The boiler, engine, and mill are all in position, and the first…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 3

DAY DAWN GOLD-MINING COMPANY, BRAIDWOOD.— The hoisting gear is now created and working well. The boiler, engine, and mill are all in position and the first run will be made about the end of next…

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The Newcastle Colliery Strike. London, Sept. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 4

OWING to the strike at Newcastle several English steamers are conveying coal to Australia. Shipowners are indisposed to place vessels on the berth for Australia,…

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News by Cable. The Newcastle Coal Strike. LONDON, Sept. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 September 1888 · page 2

Owing to the probable continuance of the coal strike at Newcastle (New South Wales) it in reported that large quantities of British coal are shortly to be shipped for Melbourne…

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Withdrawals of Gold for the Argentine Republic. LONDON, Sept. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 September 1888 · page 2

LARGE withdrawals of gold have been made for the Argentine Republic…

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The Miners' Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 September 1888 · page 4

IN connection with the Newcastle colliery strike, a serious riot occurred at Adamstown on Tuesday. A number of labourers who were filling coal at the new Lambton pit were…

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The Minister for Mines at Mount M'Donald

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 September 1888 · page 4

MOUNT M'DONALD, Tuesday.—Mr. Abigail, Minister for Mines, and Mr. Garland, M. P., arrived here on Sunday afternoon. Yesterday they inspected the principal mines on the field,…

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Coal Miners' Manifesto

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 September 1888 · page 4

THE following manifesto has been issued by the Amalgamated Miners' Association of the Newcastle district:— To our Fellow Workmen in Australasia,…

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The Miners' Strike

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 September 1888 · page 2

THE strike amongst the miners at Newcastle has assumed such proportions that the military had to be called out to quell the disturbance created. On Wednesday two hundred…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 September 1888 · page 3

MOUNT COSTIGAN NORTH SILVER AND LEAD MINING COMPANY. -- "Shaft sunk 8ft., total 53 ft.; country about the same. Lode No. 2 must have slid bodily on the surface or else we…

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Mining at Markdale

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 September 1888 · page 2

WE paid a special visit to Markdale on Tuesday last, our object being to report on the actual progress being made with mining in that locality. The first place noticed was the…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

KOH-I-NOOR Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited.—Messrs. J. N. S. Clarke and Co. report having received the following from the mine manager:—The main tunnel has been…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

THE minister for mines, who was in his office on Thursday, after his visit to Bungendore and other placee, expreses himself highly pleasd with what he saw. Besides Bungendore he visited Mack's…

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Mining at Binda

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 3

A Crookwell telegram of Thursday to the S. M. Herald says:—At Markdale, near Binda, several claims have been pegged out during the month. The Palmer Gold-mining Company is…

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The Minister for Mines' Recent Tour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines, who was in his office on Thursday after his visit to Bungendore and other places, expressed himself highly pleased with what he saw…

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News by Cable. Coal Cargoes for Australia. LONDON, Sept. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 6

IN consequence of the continuance of the Newcastle miners' strike, further shipments of coal have been made to Australia…

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