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

Mining & the mines, 1892

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Mining in the Braidwood District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 4

A DEEP CREEK correspondent writes—Mining Mining matters are at present very quiet here. On visiting the locality the other day I was surprised to find only one…

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Extensive Colliery Strike in South Wales. LONDON, Jan. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 4

An extensive strikes of collis[?]rs has taken place in South Wales in consequence of a serious dispute between the mine owners and the men. Eighty-five thousand ealliers are idle…

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Mr. Dibbs and the Price of Coal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 4

THE statement made by Mr. Dibbs to our (S. M. Herald) special reporter at Kiandra is not regarded seriously by the Northern colliery proprietors. It is asserted by them that, at any…

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The Premier and the Reduction in the Price of Coal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 5

SPEAKING as a colliery proprietor to a representative of this journal (S.M. Herald) at Kiandra on Wednesday, the Premier expressed the opinion that the men wore justified in…

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Seventy Miners Killed. LONDON, Jan 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 4

An explosion has occurred at the Krebs colliery in America, whereby 200 miners have been entombed. Jan. 10…

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Mining in the Braidwood District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

THE creation of the new sluicing machinery in Messrs. Jennings and party's claim at Redbank, Araluen, is progressing satisfactorily and it is expected that work will be commenced next…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 6

MR. AUSTIN CHAPMAN is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary for Mines:—"Prospecting Board Room, Department…

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Colliery Disaster in Scotland. LONDON, Jan. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 2

A fire has broken out in the colliery at Baillieston, near Glasgow. It is reported than a hundred miners are entombed…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 2

TUENA, Monday.—The Excelsior Gold-mining Company have started operations this morning at their mine, which is about three miles from Tuena, under the management of…

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The Cremorne Bore for Coal

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

Boring operations are once more in full swing at Cremorue. The drill has penetrated to a depth of about 2960 ft., and, it all goes well,…

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The Mining Difficulty

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 4

A CONFERENCE between the committees of the associated and non-associated colliery owners was held on Tuesday, and a satisfactory under-standing was arrived at between them, so that…

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Mining in Braidwood District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 7

ON Wednesday last, 13th, the work of cutting the tunnel at the Horse-shoe Bend, Shoalhaven River, having been completed, the gates were lifted and the river flowed…

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Amended Boundaries of Goulburn and Berrima Mining Divisions

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 3

THE boundaries of the Goulburn mining division proclaimed on the 11th September 1891, and those of the Berrima division proclaimed on 6th Juno 1890, have been…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 4

Messrs. James Donelly and party struck very good gold on Wednesday about two miles east of John Donelly and Davison's gold lease and adjoining…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 4

THE Excelsior Gold-mining Company have started operations at their mine, which is about three miles from Tuena, under the management of Mr. W. Youven of Melbourne,…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 3

THE 13th half-yearly meeting of the Broken-hill Proprietary Company was held on Thursday in Melbourne, when Mr. W. R. Wilson, chairman made a long speech to the condition of…

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Miners' Strike in Spain. LONDON, Jan. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 3

A serious strike has taken place at the Somorosto mines at Bilbao, in Spain. The strikers damaged the mines and destroyed a railway line communicating therewith…

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Mining in Tuena District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

TUENA, Friday.—About 18 tons of machinery, being part of the battery for the Hillside Gold-mining Company, passed through here yesterday, 18 tons having been sent there a fortnight ago,…

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Mining In Tuena District

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

TUENA, Friday.-- About 18 tons of machinery, being part of the battery for the Hillside Gold-mining Company, passed through here yesterday, 18 tons…

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Walla Silver Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 2

The history of silver-mimng in New South Wales, outside the world-farmed Barrier district, does not furnish very attractive reading, but a thoroughly honest and…

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