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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 21 of 46

Gold-Saving Machines at Young. the Eclipse. (Burrangong Argus, Wednesday May 2nd, '94.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 May 1894 · page 2

MUCH interest was evinced in the trial of the Eclipse Gold-separator on Monday evening. The exhibition took place in the yard of the Royal Hotel, and a large crowd of persons more or less…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 May 1894 · page 4

BARMEDMAN, Tuesday.—Several fresh reefing discoveries on and outside the Wyalong goldfield are reported, Neelds' have struck the reef in the new shaft at 106ft. Mr…

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The Gold-fields

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 5

A CRUSING of 12 tone 8cwt. of a stone from Macmahon's claim at Wyalong, cleaned up on Wednesday, yielded 92oz. amalgam, producing 48oz. smelted gold, or an average of…

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Ball's Eclipse Gold-saver

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 2

MURRUMBURRAH, Monday. afternoon a public trial was made of the Ball gold-saving machine in Marsden's commercial yards. The machine has been…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Development of the Field Forty-five Claims on Gold. Barmedman

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 3

Matters are now quiet on the Wyalong gold-field. Traffic to and from the diggings is normal, considering the large population still on the field, estimated at over 4000. There is no sign…

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GOLD - Saving Machines at Young. the Eclipse. (Burrangong Argus, Wednesday, May 2, '94.)

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 5

MUCH interest was evinced in the trial of the Eclipse Gold-separator on Monday evening. The exhibition took place in the yard of the Royal Hotel, and a large crowd of persons…

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The Greta Colliery. London, May 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 2

The board of directors of the Greta Colliery Company has decided to shut down the colliery, retaining only a staff sufficient to keep the mines dry, unless the miners accept rates that will enable the…

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The Gold Prospects at Coolgardie

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 5

FROM a letter received by a Sydney resident from a friend at Coolgardie, dated March 14, who has visited the Kurnalpi field, we learn that there were only a few…

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The Cremorne Coal. London, May 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 2

Mr. James Inglis, M.L.A., is arranging with a leading private bank to issue the prospectus of the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company. The capital is fixed at £600,000, and the first issue will be…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

As will be seen by the Parliamentary report, the order of the day for the first reading of the above wee, in the Legislative Council on Thursday, at the instance of the representative of the…

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Mining in the Braidwood District

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

AT Little River there are several reefs being developed at a depth. The Day Dawn is being pumped out by Messrs. Pitcairn and party, who on Tuesday, we were…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council on yesterday up to a certain stage the conduct of business proceeded with the usual calmness and dignity, but the moment Dr. MacLaurin moved…

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The West Australian Goldfields. PERTH

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

The latest news from Coolgardie, dated Friday, is to the effect that the stage between Borrobbin and Coolgardie is absolutely waterless for 60 miles, and that unless rain…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

WYALONG, Thursday.—The Warden's court is still sitting, and has just dealt with an important case. A party claimed an alleged excess of ground in connection with…

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The Gold-fields. Junction Point

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 2

MR. W. M. HABVEY of Goulburn has shown at this office specimens of rich gold-hearing quartz from Victoria Flat, three miles from Junction Point on the Goulburn side. It is…

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Female Gold-diggers

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 4

A PARTY of miners who recently visited the Little River, Braidwood district, were much interested by the novel spectacle of four females—a mother…

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Gold. Melbourne

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 3

THE steamer Adelaide arrived to-day with eight thousand ounces of gold from Western Australia…

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The "Eclipse" Gold-saver

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 3

LAST Saturday afternoon a public trial of the "Eclipse" gold-saving machine was made in the yard of the Commercial Hotel, Murrumburrah, in the presence of a large number of…

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Discovery of Gold Near Temora. Sydney, Monday, 6 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 3

A PAYADLE gold reef S bee be struck fourteen miles from Temora on Barmedman road. Therein nothing to warrant a rush at present…

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Another Gold-saver

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 2

A BOWRAL telegram of Monday says:—The trial of a gold-saving machine, made by a local resident, was given publicity this afternoon and saved every speak of gold added to the stuff put through. The…

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