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

Mining & the mines, 1891

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Gold Discovery near Burrowa

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 December 1891 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Burrowa states that Mr. Tom Morgan, after an energetic search, reports having discovered what he considers payable gold within two miles…

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Mining Accident at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 December 1891 · page 3

ON Monday afternoon as Michael Chrystie and Charles Patow were driving in the Prospectors' Claim at the new find at Deep Creek, a fall of earth came down…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 December 1891 · page 4

John M' Enally applied for an extension of time and suspension of work for six months to enable him to got machinery, and after the amount of work done had been stated his…

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New Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 December 1891 · page 2

A NEW goldfield has boon discovered in the vicinity of Coongan, in the north-west district of Western Australia. There are 70 men on the now rush, 22 being on good gold, and the field…

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Pambula Gold

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 December 1891 · page 5

THERE arrived at the A. J. S. Bank, Sydney, on Monday, two ingots of gold from the Mount Gahan mine Pambula. The weights were 496 oz. 7 dwt. rand 121 oz. 8dwt., or about…

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A Gold-miner's Story

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 December 1891 · page 2

In a large mining town in the far west there lives George Randolf, a mining king, who by nature is as tern and arbitrary as men are apt to be when…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 3

Mining in the Tuena district, especially in quartz, is looking up. About three miles north-east of Tuena Messrs. Davison and Donnelly have good prospects. Some…

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Broken-Hill Mines. LONDON, Dec. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 6

A strong syndicate has been formed in London for the purpose of pumping water from the river Darling to the Broken Hill Proprietary mine, either to connect with the Stephen's…

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Mining at Braidwood and Araluen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 3

A MEETING was held at Mr. Chapman's Royal Hotel, Braidwood, on Saturday afternoon last for the purpose of forming a Prospecting Company. Several persons…

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Mining at Tuena

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 December 1891 · page 2

MINING in the Tuena district, especially in quartz, is looking up. About three miles north-east of Tuena Messrs. Davison and Donnelly have good prospects. Some six…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 December 1891 · page 4

TUENA, Tuesday.—Donnelly and Davison still continue to raise splendid stone, and as they go down the reef seems to get larger, and showing gold most freely. They also discovered another…

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Miners and Eight Hours. LONDON, Dec. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 December 1891 · page 2

The Yorkshire miners at a conference held yesterday passed resolutions advocating an international strike for the cight hours principle…

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