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

Mining & the mines, 1894

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 4

THE Legislative Council had on Tuesday evening another innings with the Mining on Private Lands Bill. It had been expected that before the consideration of…

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Theft of Gold from Sluicebokes. MELBOURNE

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 2

The sluiceboxes of Hill Company, at Wesley, situate midway between Castlemaine and Chewton, have been robbed lately. The owners were determined to exercise the utmost [?]…

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The New Goldfields. the Clyde

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 3

THERE are now fully four hundred diggers at Broomauon, and there are daily fresh arrivals. There is no justification for a great rush; and parties intending to go are advised to wait for…

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The Goldfields. -- Alluvial Discoveries

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 2

Reports from Wyalong, state that one man has discovered alluvial eight or nine miles from the main camp, and that some dirt has been washed with very good…

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The Coolgardie Gold-field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 2

PERTH, Wednesday.—Remarkably rich specimens are exhibited in Perth by Charles Johnstone, one of the proprietors of Cashman's Reward claim, who claims that the mine is one of the richest in…

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Beach-mining in the North

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 2

MACLEAN, Tuesday.—On the beach between the Sandon River and Richmond Heads there are nearly 400 people washing the black sand deposits. They are meeting…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 2

On the 24th January last the Legislative Council consented to revive and proceed with e Mining on Private Lands Bill, and on the 8th February, after a debate extending over two sittings, the second…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 2

BARMEDMAN, Wednesday.—The new rushes to the Wyalong goldfield are attracting large numbers of men from the original diggings. As already reported, one of these is about 12 miles to the…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. an 82-Ounce Nugget. Coolgardie, April 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 4

ATHUNDERSTORM, with little rain, occurred last night. Rain is badly wanted in places, especially on the Ninety-mile-road, which is almost waterless. About 150ft of drives have been…

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Western Australia. the Gold Export. Perth

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 3

Yesterday's gold export through the Customhouse at gold Freemantle, by the Rockton to Melbourne, was 156 oz., valued at £5944. Of this 531oz came from Yilgarn, and the balance from Cool…

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The Eclipse Gold-saving Machine. Bathurst, 12.45 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 5

AT the society's show the Eclipse Gold-saver was awarded first and special prizes, and also medal…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. Important New Discoveries. Permanency of the Field Believed to Be Established. Barmedman

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

A NEW discovery is reported six miles northeast of the main camp at Wyalong, and about a mile from the Wollongough-road. It is reported that there are 1000 men now on the spot. Some specimens…

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The New Goldfields. Wyalong

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

THE new rushes to the Wyalong goldfield are attracting large numbers of men from the original diggings. As already reported, one of these is about twelve miles to the…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Barmedman, April 5

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

Complaints continue of the insanitary condition of the main camp and the increasing depletion and bad quality of the supply of drinking water. Many cases of…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

Mr. Vaughn asked the Minister for Lands in the Assembly on Tuesday, what steps, if any, were being taken to cancel the selections at Yyalong on which gold has recently been discovered, and…

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Gold-mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 5

The sluicing-claim at Croker's Mint at Oallen, twenty-two miles from Braidwood, washed up they-week before last after about three months' work, and…

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The Clyde Gold Rush

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 2

MILTON, Friday.—Reports from Brooman' Clyde River, goldfield, today are unsatisfctory' Several shafts were put down in different parts of M'Mahon's property, but the pros…

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Miners in the United States. London, April 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 4

The convention of United States Mine Workers has ordered a general strike of miners, to take place on the 21st instant…

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The Jerger Gold-Saving Machine. Bathurst Show Test

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 2

THE challenge which was recently accepted for a test between Jerger's gold-sating machine and Ball's machine took place at the Bathurst Showground yesterday in the presence of a large number…

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The Council's Amendments in the Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 4

WITH regard to the Mining on Private Lands Bill Mr. Copeland states that he has not been able to follow closely the amendments which have been made by the…

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