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

Mining & the mines, 1890

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The Coal Trade of the United Kingdom. LONDON, Feb. 7

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

The coal owners of the United Kingdom propose to federate. They declare that the introduction of the eight hours system, as demanded by the men, will result in a decrease of…

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The Colliery Explosion in South Wales. LONDON, Feb. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 4

One hundred and sixty-one bodies have now been recovered from the colliery at Newport, it South Wales, the scene of the terrible explosion. Feb. 9…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1890 · page 4

POOR MAN'S SYNDICATE, IRONBABKS.—Manager's report ending February 8th: Since my last report I have removed the plant purchased from the Monks Gold-mining Company and have…

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The Mining Disaster. LONDON, Feb. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1890 · page 4

The funeral of the bodies of the 176 miners, the victims of the expolsion at the Abesychan colliery, near Newport, South Wales, took place yesterday. A number of affecting scenes…

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Our Mining Industry Made a Permanent Business

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 13 February 1890 · page 4

IT WILL be of vast interest to the thousands of people now identified with our mining industry to learn that by the enterprise of private capitalists we have established at…

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Breadalbane Gold-Mining Co. No Liability

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 2

THE Breadalbane Gold-Mining Company No Liability has been registered. The capital of the company is £32,000 in 32,000 shares of £1 each, and is formed…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion in Wales. London, February 5

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 3

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

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The Wallah Wallah Silver Mining Company

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 2

THIS Company has scared the services of a highly competent manner, Mr. W. E. Rowe, lately manager of a large company in South Australia. He has commenced…

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Day Dawn Gold-mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 3

A MEETING of the shareholders of the Day Dawn Gold-mining Company, Little River, Braidwood, was hold at the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening to consider a resolution to wind up…

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The Gold Coinage. LONDON, Feb. 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 6

The time at which the contemplated withdrawal from circulation of all gold coins issued during reigns previous to that of her Majesty takes place has been extended to March 31…

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Breadalbane Gold-Mining Company No Liability

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 4

THE Breadalbane Gold-Mining Company No Liability has been registered. The capital of the company is £32,000 in 32,000 shares of £1 each, and is formed to work an auriferous area…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 2

NEW MOUNT COSTIGAN SILVER-MINING COMPANY, LIMITED, FEBRUARY 9.--Furnace has run six days; smelted 177 tons ore, producing 15 tons silver lead bullion…

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The Peelwood Mining Field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 4

A correspondent furnishes us with some particulars respecting the above. At Peelwood an attempt has been made to smelt, but owing to the difficulty of treating the ore the attempt…

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Breadaibane Gold Mining Co

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 2

MESSRS. Anderson and Booth, two of the directors of the above named company, whoso mine is at Victoria Flat, passed through Crookwell on Tuesday, en route…

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An Interesting Mining Venture. Pumping a River Dry

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 4

A MOST uncommon mining venture is now being carried out at Lyell, a parish some 25 miles from Sandhurst, and equi-distant from Kyneton, Heathcote, and Castlemaine…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 2

Poor Man's Syndicate, Ironbarks.—Manager's report for fortnight ending February 22nd: Since my last report I have been busy raising crushing stuff out of Nos. 1 and 2 shafts, and have…

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C. Gale V. Wingello Coal Company, Limited

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 4

IN the Supreme Court on Friday, before their Honors Mr. Justice Windeyer, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Moriarty, instructed by Messrs. Curtiss and Barry,…

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Mining Market Vagaries

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 2

THE vagaries of the mining market in silver shares during the past week or two have been of so remarkable a character as to attract attention outside the excited…

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Sale of the Day Dawn Gold Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 4

UNDER instructions, from the liquidator, Messrs. Andrews and Do Lauret this morning offered, at the Royal Hotel, the leases and working plant of the Day Dawn Gold-mining…

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New Carrington Gold and Silver Mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the above was appointed to be held at the Mechanics' Institute last evening; but there was not a quorum present…

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