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

Mining & the mines, 1894

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Gold Mining Lease. Special Lease Refused

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 January 1894 · page 2

THE application of V. Sadler and another for a special lease of mining tenements Nos. 49, 50, 51, and 52, Callen for gold-mining purposes has been refused…

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The Greta Collieries. London, Dec. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1894 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders in the Greta collieries has rejected the accounts submitted. They Showed a debit balance of £26,000. A committee was appointed to consider the…

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The Coal Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1894 · page 4

THE Illawarra Miners' Union having decided to resist the proposed reduction in the hewing rates at the Associated Masters' Collieries, it is understood that the miners…

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Ten-head Stamper Battery for the Cowra Creek Gold-mining Company, Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1894 · page 4

ON Thursday we (Newtown Chronicle) inspected some mining machinery of unique design, in the shape of a ten-head stamper battery, which is being manufactured at…

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The Cowra Creek Gold. Mining Company Goulburn. New Machinery

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 4

THE Newtown Chronicle, of Saturday last, says:—"On Thursday morning we inspected some mining machinery of unique design, in the shape of a…

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Gold Discoveries at Wyalong. Payable Gold Found. Sydney, Wednesday, 6.30 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines has received a report from the Warden's office at Barmedman, with respect to the new gold discoveries on Wyalong Station. The report states that…

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Growth of the Mining Industry. PERTH

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 4

The Government have decided to establish new department, the whole attention of which will be devoted to the lining industry. The Minuter for Lands will take the position of…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. Splendid Fall of Rain. Perth

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 4

The Government hare decided to purchase the latest parcel of gold from Bayley’s claim, and negotiations in connection therewith are pending. The Premier desires to send the gold to London,…

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Three Collieries Shut Down

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 2

AT four of the associated Southern collieries the miners have accepted the reduced owing rate of 2s per ton; but at the South Bulli, Bellambi, and Mount Kembla collieries the miners have decided to…

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Fossicking for Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 2

THE worth of despatching unemployed men to fossicking for gold on the various gold fields of the colony was temporarily suspended by the advent of the new year. Mr. Slattery, Minister for Mines, has now…

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Coolgardie. Bayley's Reward Mine. 18,000oz. FROM 30 Tons of Stone

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 1

THE special correspondent of the Melbourne ARGUS gives an interesting account of the Coolgardie goldfield. He says that the population is about 1300. He writes:—My first visit was, of course, to…

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Gold Fossicking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 5

THROUGH the agency of the Fossicking Board, over 2000 of the unemployed have been sent out to the goldfields all over the colony to fossick for the precious metal…

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Mining Managers' Reports

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 4

SHOALHAVEN Consolidated Hyderaulic Sluicing Company, 23rd December:—Have cleaned down new run of boxes, but was not able to wash down the surface tail race, therefore a good percentage of…

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The Political Position. Mining on Private Property Bill. Sydney, Monday, 6.30 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

IN Consequence of the threats of the Opposition leaders to challenge the position of the Government as soon as the House meets, it is possible that the Mining on Private Property…

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Fossicking for Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 2

A LARGE number of persons are being forwarded to the country through the instrumentality of the Mines Department for the purpose of fossicking for gold on the Crown lands of the colony. On…

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Important Discovery of Gold at Murchison

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 4

PERTH, Friday.—A report has been received in Geraldton from Murchison of a most important discovery at Cue. The find was made on the Wadham lease, belonging…

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Mining on Private Property Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 2

IN connection with the meeting of delegates from different parts of the colony in Sydney recently, to consider the Mining on Private Property Bill, it is we (S. M. Herald) understand, the intention of the…

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Mining at Araluen and Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 3

ARALUEN, Friday.—The return of gold from the Araluen division last year was 3200 oz. A break in the machinery has stopped the principal claim from working for a few…

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The Gold Discovery at Wyalong

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 4

A REPORT has been received by the Minister for Mines from Mr. Thomas Love, warden’s clerk at Barmedman, with reference to a visit to the site of the new gold discovery on…

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Heavy Storm at Captain's Flat. Damage to the Mines

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

A THUNDERSTORM of unusual violence passed over Captain's Flat and district on Monday evening. The rain which fell was the heaviest experienced for many years. In a few…

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