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

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday, 3 p.m. Discovery of Coal at North Sydney

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 November 1893 · page 2

IT is reported on good authority that a seam of coal ten feel in thickness has been struck at North Sydney, at a depth of 2000 fact…

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The Coolgardie Goldfields. a Wild, Waterless Waste

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 November 1893 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Ferris, of Paramatta, has just returned from a trip to the Coolgardie goldfielda, and gives an interesting account of the diggings and his experiences en…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday, 2 8 P M. Coal Discovery in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 November 1893 · page 4

IT is stated on good authority that a seam of excellent coal has been struck at North Sydney at a depth of 2900 feet. The seam is ten feet in thickness. LABOUR CONFERENCE…

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The Goldfields:—Welcome Fall of Rain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 November 1893 · page 2

PERTH, Friday.—A good fall of rain is reported from Southern Cross and also at Aloolgamie, 40 miles from Coolgardie. It therefore is expected that the fall has been general throughout the…

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Mining Accident at Shoalhaven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 November 1893 · page 2

A MINER named Brooks was brought into Goulburn on Monday from one of the Shoalhaven sluicing mines suffering from severe injuries received whilst he was at work. It appears he was working at the…

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Important Mining Proposal at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 November 1893 · page 4

BRAIDWOOD, Saturday.—Mr. Ritso, representative of an English syndicate, has applied to the Mining Registrar's office for 200 sluicheads of water, to be obtained from the Shoalhaven River near…

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Tirranna Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 November 1893 · page 2

WE understand that about fifteen men are still working at Tirranna. The returns in most instances stances are not very large and the man are gradually getting tired of it. There are a few, however,…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. London, Nov 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 November 1893 · page 2

Lord Percy Douglas has written a letter to the newspapers giving an account of the Coolgardie goldfield, it Western Australia. He describes the new field as an Eldorado, and…

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The Coal at Cremorne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 4

ON Tuesday an official examination was made of the core of coal brought up by the diamond drill at Cremorne. The core, which is 8 ft. long, was minutely inspected by experts and satisfaction was…

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Parliamentary. Mining on Private Lands

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 4

THE work done during the early part of Monday's sitting of the Assembly was not of a specially interesting character. From the questions members incidentally learned that the Minister for Works is…

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Western Australian Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 2

PERTH, Wednesday.—Messrs. Richard Kavanagh and John Harris have arrived at Roebourne with a nugget of gold weighing 298 oz. It was found in some old workings on the Tilbarra goldfields. It is…

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The New Gold Discovery on the Clyde

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 6

MR. BRAITHWAITE, a son-in-law of Mr. S. Richardson, of Nelligen, at the beginning of last week found a rich reef at Currawang about half-a-mile from Mr. George McCanlay's and eight miles from…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 4

PERTH, Sunday.—News from Southern Gross states that a sensation has been caused amongst the miners at Yilgarn by the manner in which the Coolgardie properties are being floated in…

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West Australian Gold-Fields

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 4

THE commissioner of police at Perth (W.A) has received a telegram from Raeburn concerning the Pelbarra gold-fields. Two men named Richard…

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Parliamentary. Mining on Private Lands

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Francis Clarke had a motion on the paper declaring that the license fee of £3 per annum imposed on woodentters on Crown lands was excessive. After a…

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Fall in the Price of English Coal. London, Nov. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 4

As the result of the termination of the coalminers' strike there has been a heavy felt in the price of English coal…

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Gullulla Lead and Silver Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 2

IT will be remembered that some time ago we published a paragraph stating that at the above mine the former manager had been sinking on what is known as a "h[?]ave," and that the present…

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Mining in the Braidwood District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 4

WE (Dispatch) hear that a sample of store from the reef newly discovered by Warren and party at Major's Creek has been assayed in Sydney and gave a return of 4 ozs. to the…

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Cullulla Lead and Silver Mine

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 November 1893 · page 2

WE understand that fresh developments have occurred at the lead and silver mine at Cullulla which promise to yield the shareholders a good return for their investment. The…

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Nationalisation of Mines. London, Nov. 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 November 1893 · page 4

The labour members in the House of Commons have submitted a bill to nationalise the mines and minerals of Great Britain, the owners to receive an amount equal to the present value of the properties…

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