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

Mining & the mines, 1891

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 4

THE Day Dawn mine at Little River concluded a four weeks' run with the small Huntingdon mill on Tuesday last, the quantity of atone put through being about 90 tons, which yielded…

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Pambula Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 March 1891 · page 4

THE Mount Gabon G. M. Company cleaned up on Friday at Coman's Huntingdon Mill. The lot of 32 tons 2 cwt. yielded 101½oz. retorted gold. This is highly satisfactory, far exceeding…

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Day of Dawn Gold Mining Co

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 2

THE manager reports having cleared up on Monday night after a three weeks' run putting through 90 tons of stone yielding 118oz. 16dwts. of gold…

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The Recent Mining Fatality at Mount McDonald

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 4

IT may be remembered that early in February an accident happened at the Battery Point Mine, near Mount McDonald, by which two miners named Littlefield and Schey lost their…

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Lord Londonderry's Collieries. LONDON, March 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 4

The miners at Silksworth, near Sunderland, who recently struck as a protest against the Marquis of Londonderry's evictions, have resumed work on the masters' terms…

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Australian Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 2

THE " Handbook of Australian Mines," just issued from the offices of the Australian Mining Standard, is a publication which it is hoped will perform the double…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 3

The Major's Creek Chlorination Company, we hear, intend to sink the main shaft on the Dargue reef 100 feet deeper. In Araluen the Oriental claim has been washing well lately, the…

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Terrible Calamity at Middle Head. Premature Explosion of a Mine. Two Officers and Two Men Killed

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 April 1891 · page 2

As reported by telegram in our second edition of Friday a terrible calamity occurred at Middle Head on the afternoon of that day, owing to the premature explosion of a…

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The Miners' Congress. LONDON, April 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 April 1891 · page 2

The International Miners' Congress, presided over by Mr. Burt, M.P., now sitting in Paris, has passed a resolution to request the Governments interested to legalise eight hours as a…

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The International Miners' Congress. LONDON, April 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 April 1891 · page 4

The Belgian delegates at the International Miners' Congress, at present sitting in Paris, demand a universal strike of miners on the let of May for the recognition of the eight-hour system…

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The Miners' Strike in America. LONDON, April 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 April 1891 · page 2

A strike has taken place among the minors in the Nevada territory, United States, and 600 men have gone out…

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International Miners Congress. LONDON, April 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 April 1891 · page 4

The International Miners' Congress, sitting at Paris, has decided, before authorising a universal strike of minors, as proposed to the Congress, to appeal to the Governments of…

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A Coal Trust in England. LONDON, April 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 April 1891 · page 4

A coal trust is being formed with the view of controlling the output of the chief collieries in the northern counties of England. LONDON, April 7…

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The Wallah Wallah Proprietary Silver Mining Company

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 2

THE following is the Directors' Report for the half-year ended 28th February. 1891:— "The Mine Manager's Report, hereto…

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Mining Leases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 7

THE mining lease of J. Hyland of 89 acres I rood 11 porches, county of Argyle, parish of Mulwaree, will be declared void on the 17th April; also two leases 'held by G. H. Lichfield…

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The Boro Silver Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 2

WE learn that Messrs. Miller and Co. sent 25 tons of ore to the Clyde works last week which is expected to yield much better results than that which they sent down before, which gave 25oz…

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Nineteen Days Imprisoned in a Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 2

THE four miners who were rescued from the imprisonment caused by the flood on February 4 at a colliery in Jeansville, Pennsylvania , after they had recovered…

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Nineteen Days Imprisoned in a Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 7

THE four miners who were rescued from the imprisonment caused by the flood on February 4 at a colliery in Jeansville, Pennsylvania, after they had recovered somewhat told a story which…

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Mount Costigan Mine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 3

THE Mount Costigan mine and plant were sold in Sydney last week for the sum of £3800 to Mr. G. Keys, who is said to have purchased for a Sydney syndicate. This…

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The Miners' Strike in America. LONDON, April 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 6

Italian miners are replacing the men on strike in the mines in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, and further troubles are feared…

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