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

Mining & the mines, 1888

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The New Carrington Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of the shareholders in the New Carrington Gold and Silver Mining Company was held at noon yesterday in the large committee-room of the Mechanics' Institute for…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 4

A GENERAL meeting of the shareholders of the New Carrington Gold and Silver-mining Company was held yesterday at noon at the school of arts, Mr. F. Tait in the chair, for the purpose of considering…

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Mining Shares

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 3

THE following transactions were recorded on Thursday by the Australasian Mining Exchange:—Mount Costigan, sales 82s; Mount Costigan North Extended, sales, 6s…

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Nerrimunga Gold Mine

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

MANAGER'S REPORT.—Since my last report I have been keeping down the water, which is not a very great task, as the claim makes a very small quantity. I have also done some…

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Mining in New South Wales. the Bodalla Mine

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1888 · page 4

THE wonderful discoveries of both silver and gold on the various fields in New South Wales are rapidly attracting the attention of Victorian capitalists and prospectors. The Broken-hill, in the north-west, is…

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The Gold Discovery at Albury

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

SUNDAY.—Further examination of yesterday's gold discovery on the Black Range shows the specimen to be even richer than was at first supposed. The men knocked off work immediately…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 3

A RICH discovery of gold in quartz is reported to have been made at Blank Range, four miles from Albury. It is affirmed that a small quantity knocked off contained more gold than quartz, a double hand…

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Spring Flat Gold-Mining Company

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 3

THE mine bearing the above title, as our readers are aware, is situated at Spring Flat, about four miles from Crookwell, on the selection of Mr. Win. Willis. The contract…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 2

Referring to the discovery at Mac's Reef, the Queanbeyan Age says.—Considerable excitement exists locally, both in Bungendore and Queanbeyan, over the…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 3

JUDGING from the favourable reports that are daily being received from the mines now in course of development in the district, we are approaching gradually but surely a brighter era. It will readily…

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Mining. Nerrimunga (Late Manton's) Gold-mine

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

Manager's Report for week ending March 10th, 1888.—During the week I have been engaged in keeping down the water in main shaft. This does not occupy much of my time, as it…

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Moruya Gold and Silver Mining Company. LONDON, March 10

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

The Moruya Gold and Silver Mining Company, New South Wales, has been registered, with a capital of £85,000. British Consols…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 15 March 1888 · page 2

EVIDENTLY mining matters in this district are improving, and the reports from claims are most assuring, rich specimens coming in daily for assay. Mr. Power, a gentleman well known in Victoria as a…

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News by Cable. The Macdonnell Range Ruby Mines. LONDON, March 11

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

Mr. Pearson has sold four original blocks of the Macdonnell Range ruby mines, Central Australia, for £200,000…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

ONE Tree Cordillera Silver-mine, Tuena. Mining manager's report: -- "From surface appearance you have a valuable property. I find the hill is thickly studded with outcrops of…

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Mining and Ecological Museum

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

WHEN in Sydney on Tuesday we paid a visit of inspection to the Mining and Geological Museum, an institution which must, at a season when mining is at fever height, abound…

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New Carrington Gold and Silver Mining Co

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 4

AT an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above company held at the Mechanics' Institute this morning at 11 o'clock, the resolution adopted at the meeting held on…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 7

The Mount Costigan correspondent of the Crookwell Gazette writes:—The mine is looking well and the furnace is running continually with good results. A number of leases on the…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 4

THE mining property known as the "Vanderbilt" and consisting of a 40 and a 20 acre mineral lease, Marulan, situated at the south end of the Carrington mine, has been floated…

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Mining Intelligence

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 4

SEVERAL of the promoters of the Cordillera Mine arrived from melbourne yesterday morning, and at once proceeded to the claim, which is likely to prove of considerable value…

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