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

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Mining at Markdale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 3

THE Gazette's correspondent writes under date 20th instant:—The Enterprise Gold-mining Company are crushing 25 tons of stone. Some of the shareholders are looking forward to 20zs. per ton;…

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Gold Loan. London, March 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 3

It is rumoured that the Government of the United States is trying to borrow the sum 50,000,000 dollars (about £10,000,000 sterling) in gold…

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Cullulla Mine

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 March 1893 · page 3

ON Friday last Mr. Pittman, government geologist, visited the Cullulla Lead and Silver Mine, and his inspection has convinced him that it is an excellent property. Several…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 March 1893 · page 4

PERTH, Saturday.—Sylvester Browne and party, who have acquired Bailey and Ford's famous claim at Coolgardie, have already obtained 1500oz. of gold from the reef by dollying. They have sunk only 6…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 6

MESSRS. HARRIE WOOD (Under-Secretary for Mines), Slee and Sullivan, members of the Prospecting Board, arrived in Braidwood on Saturday morning last, and accompanied…

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Miners and Eight Hours London, April 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 2

A meeting of delegates of Durham miners was hold yesterday, at which a resolution was passed disapproving of the introduction of the eight-hour system. The delegates present at the meeting…

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Cullulla Lead and Silver Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 2

THE manager reports for the week ending 7th April:—Sank shaft 10 feet, making total depth 115 feet; on solid galena, and drove north 18 foot, making total drive 90 feet in galena of high grade,…

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Gold in the Braidwood District

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 2

Every now and then big nuggets are being unearthed at Snowball, and rich pockets of course gold dropped across which cause fresh rushes, but…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 4

CULLULLA LAND AND SILVER MINE.—The manager of this mine reports for the week ended 7th April, having sunk the haft 10ft., making a total depth of 115 ft. on solid…

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LONDON, Tuesday. a Terrible Colliery Disaster

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 3

IS reported from Pontypridd in Wales. One of the coalpits was somehow set on fire, and the flames blocked the escape of the men in the mine. There are 200 miners entombed…

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Miners' Strike in Belgium. London, April 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 4

Five thousand coalminers at Quaregnon, in Belgium, have resolved upon a general strike in the Borinage district, province of Hainault, almost the whole of which is covered with coal mines…

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Colliery Disaster. London, April 11

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 3

A terrible mining accident has taken place in the workings of the Great Western Colliery, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales. An explosion of fire-damp caused…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. London, April 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 5

A terrible mining accident has taken place in the workings of the Great Western Colliery, Ponty-pridd, Glamorganshire, Wales. An explosion of fire-damp caused the falling of masses of material,…

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Cullulla Lead and Silver Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 2

MANAGER'S report for the week:—Have sunk shaft 10ft., making a total of 125ft., and driven north 9ft., making a total of 100ft. Am still sinking on rich stuff and carrying rich galena and…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 2

CULLULLA LEAD AND SILVER MINE.—The manager reports for the week: Sunk the shaft 10 ft. making total depth of 125 ft.; driven north 9 ft., making total 100 ft.; still…

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Gold-Mining Leases

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 3

IT is proposed to cancel the undermentioned gold-mining leases, and notice of cancellation will be published in the Government Gazette of 18th April, 1893,…

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Retrenchment in the Mines Department

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 4

A SAVING of over £60,000 is to be effected in connection with the estimates of the Mines Department. The saving will, it is understood, be largely in the Agricultural and Forest branches, and especially in…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 5

ON Monday last a magnificent nugget of pure gold, weighing 18oz 15dwts, was brought to town by Mr. Coffee, a miner at Snowball, which he recently found on his claim at that…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 6

MR. COPELAND, in reply to a question asked by Mr. Chapman in the Assembly on Wednesday, said that he was aware that a large number of miners were awaiting with great anxiety the passing of a…

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Scarcity of Gold in America. London, April 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 April 1893 · page 4

The gold situation in America is grave. President Cleveland continues paying Treasury notes issued against silver bullion purchases while gold is available. Mr. Carlisle, the Secretary for State,…

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