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

Mining & the mines, 1892

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New Goldfield in West Australia

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 2

Perth, Monday.—Referring to the new gold discovery the Inquirer correspondent at Southern Cross wires to-day:—" A party started at daybreak this morning on…

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The Neville Goldfield

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 2

WARDEN CONNELLY visited the Neville goldfield last week. Only five or six claims are working. They are on poor wash, driving for the gutter. The…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 7

A few parties are still energetically endeavouring to open up Bob's Creek at Little River owing to the encouragement given by one party (Neilson's), who are on very…

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The New Gold Rush

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1892 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Perth last week says that the news received as to the find of gold north-east of Yilgarn is of a most encouraging kind. At the same time…

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The Broken Hill Miners

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 2

THE hearing of the charges against Richard Sleath, W. J. Ferguson, E. J. Polkinghorne, J. Bennetts, George Hearn, Herman Heberle, R. A. Hewitt, and Charles Butcher. was…

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Mittagong Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 4

MITTAGONG, Wednesday.—There was a large gathering at the Mittagong ironworks to-day to celebrate what it is hoped will be the re-starting of the mines. It was anticipated that the first bucket…

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Mount Costigan Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 4

THE Mount Costigan Lead and Silver Mine recommenced working on the 12th instant. The roads to the mine and smelting works have been put in good repair, and the overhead tramway, which…

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Markdale, Dog-Trap, & Junction Point Mining Items

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 October 1892 · page 2

MINING at Markdale is undoubtedly in the ascendant; and if I am any judge of such matters, this old field will are long play second fiddle to none in the district…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 October 1892 · page 2

A DEAL of attention appears to be at present directed to mining in this district. Fossicking parties are at work all round the place, and in some instances the…

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Miners' Strike at Broken Hill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 October 1892 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday—The organising committee of the new union now in process of formation was sitting all day yesterday and in the evening discussing plans and deliberating as to the best…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 14 October 1892 · page 4

We were yesterday shown some very rich specimens of alluvial gold, found by two prospectors named J. Goodwin and G. O'donnell in a creck on the Bungonia road,…

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Coal Miners' Strike in France. London, Oct. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 October 1892 · page 4

The coalminers at Carmaux, in France, have come out on strike, and some serious disturbances have taken place. Troops have been dispatched to the scene to preserve order…

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Cable News. Colliery Disaster in America. London, Oct. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 October 1892 · page 4

Telegrams from New York give particulars of a colliery disaster at Shamokin, in Pennsylvania. An explosion occurred in the mine while the men were at work, and 13 were entombed. Rescue parties…

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Mining at Carcoar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 October 1892 · page 4

CA[?]COAR, MONDAY.—Mining in the neighbourhood of Yanko Point is now improving. Mackenzie and party have 250 tons at grass, a reef averaging 8ft. in width, same contains visible gold. The…

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Mining at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 October 1892 · page 2

A Crookwell telegram to the Sydney Herald says:—Encouraging news has been received regarding the mines in the Markdale district. The Caledonian reef at Markdale is fully 4ft. wide at…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 October 1892 · page 4

TUENA, Tuesday.—At the Excelsior Gold-mining Company's leases, which are situated about three miles north-east of Tuena, preparations are being made for the crashing of 150 tons of quartz. They…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 October 1892 · page 2

THE correspondent of the Crookwell Gazette writes :—As I predicted in my last, Markdale is fast coming to the front. The Caledonian reef, Ashton, Longmore, and party's claim,…

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Gold Rush at Gundagai

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 4

GUNDAGAI, Saturday.—Considerable excitement prevailed here this morning owing to the discovery of a piece of gold weighing 27oz. 14dwts. 18gr., by two miners named Thomas Vaughan and…

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The Carmaux Miners' Strike. London, Oct. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 4

The Council for the Department of the Seine, France, has voted 10,000 francs for the support of the Carmaux miners on strike…

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Miners' Strike at Broken Hill. the Verdict of the Jury. Deniliquin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 4

THE Circuit Court was re-opened, with Mr. Acting Justice Backhouse presiding, at 9 30 a.m. to-day. The accused in the conspiracy cases were brought in, and the jury returned to the court…

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