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

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Cullulla Lead and Silver Mine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 3

THE report for the week ended 10th instant is as follows:—" Drove on the 100-fest level towards foot-wall; out a vein carrying copper 19 per cent., gold half-an-ounce silver…

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Cullulla Lead and Silver Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 2

THE manager reports as follows :—Drove for the week on the 100 feet level 8 feet towards the footwall and cut a good vein carrying 19 per cent. of copper, half-an-ounce of gold, and one ounce of…

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Mining at Carcoar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 4

OUR (S. M. Herald's) Carcoar correspondent writes stating that Lee and party brought into Mandurama on Wednesday last a cake of gold weighing 30 oz, the result of 14 tons of stone from the Great…

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Miners' Strike in America. London, June 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 2

An extensive strike of miners having taken place at the mines of the Robey Indiana Company, Indiana, U.S A., 3000 miners were evicted from their houses on the company's property…

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Strike of Miners in Hungary. London, June 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 2

At Funfkirchen, in Hungary, the Government authorities ordered a body of miners who were on strike to be deported from the town. A detachment of Hussars hunted the men from their houses, and…

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The Department of Mines and Agriculture

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 4

A REORGANIZATION of the Departments of Mines, Agriculture, and Forestry has just been decided upon. The Departments of Mines, Agriculture, and Forestry seem to…

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Miners' Strike in Bohemia. London, June 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 4

A strike has occurred among the miners in Bohemia, Austria, 8000 of whom have ceased work. The men and their families were ejected from the houses which they occupied. They afterwards returned and…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 3

The mines department has received the following information from the warden's bailiff at Trunkey Creek:—" Whynold and party (lease 686) at…

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Sale of Mining Plant

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 3

ON Friday last the sheriff's officer from Goulburn held an important sale of missing plant near Nelligen, in order to satisfy a judgment obtained by McEwan and co. against the…

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Another Rich Gold Find

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 4

The Minister for Mines has received a report from Warden Smith, of Trunkey, intimating that the warden's bailiff has reported that Whynold and party at Trunkey…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 3

THE Mines Department has received the following information from the warden's bailiff at Trunkey Creek:-- "Whynold and party (lease 686) at Trunkey Creek…

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Baker's Creek Mine. London, June 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 4

The Financial Times says it is expected that large dividends will be paid from the Baker's Creek Goldmine…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 5

THE Sheriff s sale of the plant and machinery of the Clynemalla Gold-Mining Company took place at Nelligen on Friday. All that was submitted were one engine and tank…

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Gold from Bungonia

Goulburn Herald · Monday 26 June 1893 · page 3

THERE are on view at Messrs. J. Jerger and Sons' jewellery establishment a number of nuggets of alluvial gold recently fund by three men, who are prospecting at the…

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Rich Find of Gold in Western Australia

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 3

Perth, Tuesday.—The greatest gold rush which has yet taken place since Bayley's rich find at Coolgardie has followed on an important discovery of gold. On the 17th…

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Bungonia Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 June 1893 · page 4

A very fine sample of alluvial gold, which is on view at Messrs. Jerger and Sons' jewellers' shop, Auburn-street, has attracted a deal of attention during the last few days. The gold was brought to…

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Another new Goldfield in West Australia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 June 1893 · page 3

PERTH, Tuesday,—The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Southern Cross regarding a new discovery of gold at a field 30 miles east-north-east from…

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A Blue Mountain Gold Field

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 2

Windsor, Tuesday.-- Intense excitement was occasioned here to-day by the report of a find of rich gold at the locality known as "The Wheelbarrow," and situated not far from the head of…

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Five Hundred Miners Thrown Out of Work. Broken Hill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 3

The heavy drop in the price of silver speedily making its effect felt, and the worst fears existing in regard to the stoppage of the mines on Broken Hill main lode were realised to-night, when official…

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SYDNEY, Monday, 6 p.m. Another Colliery Stopped Work

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 July 1893 · page 3

THE West Wallsend colliery stopped work to-day. This will add 250 more to the unemployed in the Newcastle district. OBITUARY…

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