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

Mining & the mines, 1894

916 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 46

New Koh-i-noor Gold and Silver-Mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 4

Manager's report, March 16.—The furnace and battery were started on the 10th instant, and have been kept going for the whole of the week. During the week we have smelted 185 4 net of ore mixture…

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Another Gold Rush

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

A GOLD rush has taken place about eighteen miles from Wellington, near the junction of the Macquarie and Cudegong rivers. Alluvial deposits have been discovered. The prospects are excellent…

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The Thirst for Gold. Gold Seekers at Murrumburrah

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

THE EXPRESS of Wednesday says:—Yesterday (Tuesday) morning a batch of about 50 of Sydney’s unemployed arrived at Murrumburrah and Harden by train and proceeded to Mackay’s paddock where…

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The Wyalong Gold Field

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

THE Mining Department has received an exhaustive report from Mr. Slee, on the Wyalong goldfield, from which we extract the following : “Wyalong is essentially a quartz-reefing gold field…

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The New Gold Rush

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 4

THE office of the Mining Department in Phillip-street was inundated yesterday with applicants for permits to fossick for gold in various parts of the colony. The rush is…

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Mining at Wallendbeen

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

The party working a shaft on Mr. Irwin Smith’s at Connaughtman’s Creek, about two and a half miles from Wallendbeen, got down about 18ft. and were on good alluvial when they bad to abandon…

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The Wyaloug Gold Field. BARMEDMAN

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 4

The rain has cleared off and the weather is now fine. Fortunately there was not sufficient rain to much injure the road for traffic, and laid the dust and made travelling…

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The Gold Discoveries in New Guinea

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 4

THE schooner Ivanhoe, belonging to Messrs. Burns, Philip, and Co., arrived in Port Jackson on Thursday from New Guinea, where she left on the 4th inst. The gold discovery at Sudest Island…

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The John Jerger Gold-saving Machine

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

We (GOULBURN HERALD) are informed that numerous orders have been received for the machines. A rather amusing application was Received to-day from a labouring man who thoroughly understands…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Yass Courier · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

ON Wednesday last, the Legislative Council went time committee to further consider the Mining on Private Lauds Bill. The committee resumed the consideration of…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 4

The Legislative Council devoted nearly the whole of Wednesday night's sitting to the further consideration, in committee, of the Mining on Private Lands Bill. Members…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Yass Courier · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

Barmedman, Wednesday. -- From present appearances Wynlong promises to lie, in point of numbers, one of the most remarkable rushes Australia has ever seen. The increasing procession of coaches…

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Wyalong Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 4

MR SLEE, the Chief Inspector of Mines, returned to Sydney from Wyalong on Thursday. Mr. Slee's views upon the field have already been given. In addition Mr. Slee states that he thinks the present…

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"Eclipse" Gold Separator

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 3

THE Goulbum Herald in its account of the late Goulburn show says:-Messrs. R. T. Ball and Co. did themselves infinite credit. This firm had their "Eclipse"…

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The Eclipse Gold Separator

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 4

A QUANTITY of washdirt was put through the Eclipse machine on Tuesday morning with very satisfactory results by a party of miners from Murrumburrah, including Messrs. Marsden and…

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The “Eclipse ” Gold Separator

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 4

In our last issue we made a brief reference to the “Eelipse” Gold Separator, the invention of Messrs. R. T. Ball and Co., of Goulburn. Mr. Charles Wright, has actively interested himself in the…

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The Jerger Gold-saving Machine

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 4

LAST week a party of Murrumburrah residents, having secured a block of land on Kemp’s Hill, decided to introduce a Jerger machine to win the gold therefrom. The party (says the…

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An Ingenious Gold-saving Machine. a New Invention

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 3

SAYS the Melbourne Argus of Monday's date:—Those connected with mining, more particularly in West Australia, have during the last week been much interested in the…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Return of Mr: SLEE.(From Friday’s: Daily Telegraph.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 3

THE Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. Slee, has returned from Wyalong, and was at. his office yesterday. Mr. Slee, as his report published in our issue of Wednesday indicates, thinks-very highly of the…

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