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

Mining & the mines, 1890

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Mining at Carcoar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 8

CARCOAR, Friday.—Some interest to the mining community has been caused owing to a new development. The chairman of the Mandurama Gold-mining Company, accompanied by Mr…

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The Day Dawn Gold-mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 4

MINE manager's report for week ending 18th instant:—No. 1 Level: West winze sunk 3 feet, timbered 5 feet. No. 2 Level: West drive extended 8 feet. Large formation. 1 vein…

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The Miners' Strike in Belgium. LONDON, Jan. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 4

The miners' strikes at the collieries at Charleroi, in Belgium, have been renewed. Ten thousand men are looked out…

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The Day Dawn Gold-mining Company, Limited

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 2

Mine manager's report for week ending the 20th instant:—No. 2 level: Drive west extended two feet; largo formation carrying a little gold. Have holed through from rise to winze No. 3…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 2

THE manager of the Broa[?]ane Gold mining Company, Victoria Flat, informs us from Sydney that the trial crushing of five tons of stone from a three foot…

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Large Cake of Gold

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 3

MR. W. TANNER brought into Orange on Sunday last a cake of gold which weighed 83012oz. This was obtained from the Hazelhurst's New Proprietary Company…

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Eight-hours for Miners. LONDON, Jan. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 4

The Miners' Federation ask the labour members of the House of Commons to introduce a bill for the purpose of legalising the principle of eight hours being a day's labour…

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The Miners' Strike in Belgium. LONDON, Jan. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 4

The strike of coalminers at Charleroi in Belgium against the terms of the recent settlement has ended…

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The Miners' Federation in England. LONDON, Jan. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 2

The Miners' Federation have demanded an in. crease of 1 per cent, in the wages of all miners employed in the collieries…

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A Nugget of Gold in the Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 2

The other day Mr. Lyon Shepherd, who was engaged in finishing a contract on the road between Sergeant's Point and Warrambucca, was fortunate enough to pick up a nugget of gold…

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The Murder at the United Devonshire Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 4

AN important development has occurred in connection with the murder of the caretaker at the United Devonshire mine. It appears that after the arrest of…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 6

KOH-I-NOOR Gold and Silver Mining Company (Limited), January 24:—Manager's Report.—Gold lode: 90ft. level south put ahead 18ft., total 89ft., ore 28ft. wide; usual quantity of ore…

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Probable Withdrawal of Gold. LONDON, Jan. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 6

It is probable that £100,000, and possibly £500,000, in gold will shortly be withdrawn from the Bank of England for Buenos Ayres…

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The Koh-i-noor Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 4

THE third half-yearly, meeting of the shareholders in the Koh-i-noor Gold and Silver Mining Company was held on Friday afternoon. Mr. J. Dickie presided. The report showed…

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Australasian Gold Extracting Company. LONDON, Feb. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

The prospectus of the Australasian Gold Extracting Company, with a capital of £250,000, has been issued. The company is to be formed to acquire the colonial rights of Pollock's…

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Arrival of Gold in London. LONDON, Feb. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 4

It is rumoured that £2,000,000 in gold from Now York, and some from Brazil, will be received at the Bank of England shortly…

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The Thames Coal Trade. LONDON, Feb. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 4

The coal porters of the Thames demand that the colliers in the river shall be unloaded by hand-labour, without the intervention of cranes…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion in Wales. LONDON, Feb. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 6

A fearful colliery explosion has occurred in a mine at Newport, South Wales. Three hundred miners are entombed…

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The Colliery Explosion in Wales. LONDON, Feb. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

Further particulars in reference to the fearful colliery explosion at Newport, South Wales, state that of the 300 miners entombed 200 have been resoued…

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Shocking Mining Accident to Two Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 3

SCONE, Thursday.—A shocking accident occurred at the Royal Standard Mine, Stewart's Brook, on Wednesday, whereby two men named Caslick and Gunning were seriously injured by…

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