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

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 4

THE following applications for gold-mining leases have been refused :S. McGuinness and others, two of 10 acres and one of 6 acres, parish Tuena…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. LONDON, Nov. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 4

A terrible colliery explosion has occurred at Aveyron, in the South of France. So far as can be ascertained at present 50 of the miners were killed…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 3

KOH-I-NOOR GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY LIMITED.—Messrs. J. N. S. Clarke and Co. report advices to hand that final accounts are received by the late owners; giving a not return of £5000 for…

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The Terrible Colliery Explosion. LONDON, Nov. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 2

The number of lives lost through the explosion at the Aveyron Colliery in the South of Franco is, according to latest information, given as 78…

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Tuena. Rich Gold Reef

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 3

FOR some time past rumours of rich discoveries of gold about Tuena have been frequently heard. Confirmation of these reports is in the fact that gold leases extending for over three quarters of…

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Scottish and Australian Mining Company. LONDON, Nov. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 4

The chairman of the Scottish and Australian Mining Company, at the meeting held yesterday said that he hoped the directors would not be compelled to send coal-miners to Australia, 'but…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 8 November 1888 · page 2

THE NEW CARRINGTON.—Following is thy manager's report of the Now Carrington Gold and Silver Mining Co. Limited, November 5:—"During the past week the contractor has sunk the main shaft a further…

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New Gold-saving Machine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 November 1888 · page 4

THERE is now being exhibited in a room at the rear of the Royal Hotel what is known as the D. L. J. Gold-saving Machine. It is a strongly built compact machine, 9 feet by 7 feet wide and…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 2

THE Bingera diamond mines in this colony have been sold in London for £40,000, subject to a favourable report from an export to be despatched to inspect them…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 6

UNLESS R. C. Cottier executes and takes delivery of his gold-mining lease of 10 acres, parish Tuena, within thirty days from 6th November it will be void…

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A New Coal Heading Machine

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 3

A NEW COAL HEADING MECHINE.—The Chesterfield and Mid Counties Institution of Engineers, of which Lord Edward Cavendish M.P. is president, had an excursion…

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The Royalty upon the Gold-mines in Wales. LONDON, Nov. 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 4

The Right Hon. G. J. Goseben, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has declined to reduce the royalty upon the gold-mines in Wales. The Crown claim the right to exact a royalty upon all…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 2

NEW CARRINGTON GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.—Manager's Report, Nov.12:—During the week ending 10th instant the shaft has been sunk a further depth of 13 feet, making…

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Terrific Colliery Explosion in America. LONDON, Nov. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 4

An explosion occurred in a colliery at Pittsburg, America, and it is feared that 160 persons have perished…

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The Colliery Explosion in America. LONDON, Nov. 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 2

News is to hand to the effect that, as was feared, the colliery explosion at Pittsburg, in America, has resulted in the loss of 160 miners, who wore entombed in the mine…

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Mining Intelligence. the New Carrington

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 2

THE NEW CARRINGTON.—Following is the manager's report of the New Carrington Gold and Silver-mining Company Limited.—"During the week ending 10th instant the shaft has been seek a further depth of…

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Day Dawn Gold-mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 November 1888 · page 4

SOME excellent specimens from Day Dawn Mine, Little River, were exhibited in Messrs. Conroy and Quirk's office on Saturday last, and attracted considerable attention, about 150 people…

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Important Gold Discovery in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 November 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—An important discovery of alluvial gold has been made at Coriahap, near Smitherdale. Twenty loads of dirt yielded 28oz of coarse gold, including an 8oz…

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Rich Gold Find

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 November 1888 · page 2

WE have from time to time recorded finds of payable gold and good prospects from Wee jasper, but the richest find that has come under our notice from that locality was shown to us…

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Poetry. Silver and Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 November 1888 · page 4

Farewell, my little sweetheart, Now fare you well and free ; I claim from yon no promise, You claim no vows from me…

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