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

Mining & the mines, 1894

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Mining News. Results at Araluen and Braidwood

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

THE return of gold from the Araluen division last year was 3200oz. A break in the machinery stopped the principal claim from working for a few days. They were on…

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Mine Under Police Protection

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1894 · page 4

IT was on Tuesday expected that the strikers at the southern collienies would march in a body to the South Clifton mine and endeavour to induce the men working there to join their ranks. In…

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Heavy Storm at Captain's Flat.—Mines Damaged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1894 · page 4

CAPATIN'S FLAT, Tuesday.—A thunderstrom of unusual violence passed over the district yesterday evening. The rain which fell was the heaviest experienced for many years. In a few minutes every…

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Two Miners Buried by a Fall of Earth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1894 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—A serious accident occurred in Block 11, at the Proprietary mine, this morning. The ground in the neighbourhood of Binney's open cut, which is sunk in ironstone to a…

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Mining on Private Property Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1894 · page 4

IT has been arranged that the conference on the Mining on Private Property Bill shall meet to-day (Thursday.) Mr. Tookio, M.L.A., chairman of the former conference, will not as president, and…

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The Late Colliery Strikes. London, Jan. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 6

In replying to a question in the House of Commons last night. Mr. Henry Asqnith, the Home Secretary, said the Government hoped it would be possible to award compassionate all[?]ess to the…

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West Australia's Gold Fields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday.—Reliable information comes in daily that vast gold fields extend from Coolgardie to the Murchison. Miners are arriving by bundreds, and this year will sec 3000,000 miners on…

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Accident at the Koh-i-noor Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 2

Captsin's Flat, Friday.—During a viclent wind-strom to-day, su iron cage was blown from the top of the popper heads down the main shaft at the Koh-i-noor mine. In its descent the cage struck an…

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Mining on Private Property Bill

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 2

IT was arranged that the conference on the Mining on Private Property bill should meet on Thursday. Mr. Tonkin, M.L.A., chairman of the former conference, will ait BB president, and between 30 and…

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Cullulla Lead and Silver Mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 2

Two of the directors visited the mine on Friday and found all work progressing satisfactorily. A self-seting water bucket has been fixed which saves the labour of three men at the prospecting shaft…

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The Mining on Private Property Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 4

AN important conference of members of Parliament and other gentlemen representing the different branches of the Mining on Private Property League was held at the Australia Hotel, Sydney, on…

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Disaster at Broken Hill. Two Miners Entombed. Broken Hilt

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 4

At the Proprietary Mine yesterday a disaster occurred by which it is feared two miners have lost their lives. For some time creeps have occurred on the southern end of the mice, near Block 10…

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Mr. Jerger's Gold-saving Machine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 2

THIS afternoon a trial of Mr. Jerger's machine for saving gold was made. As the trial was proceeding at the time we went to press we are unable to furnish any particulars to-day. The machine has…

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Mining on Private Property

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 3

AT the conference of delegates on the Mining on Private Property Bill on Thursday a sub-committee was appointed to prepare a report on the Mining Act and the…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 3

Perth, Saturday.—The latest news from Coolgardie is to the effect that the new find at Mount Jackson is about 100 miles from Southern Cross. Its formation is vague, but the story goes that a…

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Mining on Private Property

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 3

AT the conference of delegates on the Mining on Private Property Bill on Thursday a sub-committee was appointed to prepare a report on the Milling Act and the regulations connected with it, with a view to…

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A New Gold-saving Machine. a Local Invention

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon a trial of Mr. Jerger's machine for saving gold was made. The machine has been invented and patented by Mr. J. Jerger, of Auburn-street. The…

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Rich Find of Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

Perth, Tuesday.—Latest reports from Coolgardie state that the town is practically deserted, everybody having cleared out for White Feather,. Siberia, and Ninety-mile…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill. Noisy Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Royal Standard Theatre, Sydney. on Tuesday night for the purpose of urging Parliament to pass without delay the Mining on Private Lands Bill now before the…

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Eight Hours for Miners. London, Jan. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 6

The Miners' Federation has resolved that the labour members in the House of Commons shall move an amendment to the Address in Reply to the Queen's Speech on the re-assembling of the House…

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