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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 22 of 46

Mining at Junction Point

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 4

We were shown yesterday specimens of lode stuff from near Junction Point, where Harvey and par[?]y have been at work for some time. The stone from near the surface, which is a blueish quartz…

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Miners' Strike in Pennsylvania. London, May 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 4

The wives of the miners on strike at Scottdale, Pennsylvania, endeavoured to intimidate a number of non-unionists. The police fired into the air, whereupon the men on strike intervened and a…

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The Neglected Goldfields of Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The second report upon the neglected goldfields of the colony has been issued by the Mines Department. It deals with Tarnagulla, the Great Western,…

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The Wyalong Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 4

BARMEDMAN, Saturday.—Reports of new discoveries continue to come in. McMahon and party have found a reef at a depth of 6in. from the surface, about two miles north-east of the surveyed…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 3

BARMEDMAN, Friday.—Two new finds were reported to-day. One is in the neighbourhood of Spy Hill, and the other six miles east of the surveyed town. Crushings from the outside claims are not…

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The Gold-fields. Gold Discovered at Jerrawa

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

WE are informed that a gold-bearing reef has been found close to the Jerrawa railway station, and that the red flag, denoting payable gold, was hoisted yesterday. Land…

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Tirrana Gold-fields

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

We ar informed that there are still several men working on the alluvial diggings at Tirrana. A Goulburn man has taken up three blocks and has three men working them…

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Rich Yield of Gold. MELBOURNE

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

Scarcely a week passes now without the Mines Department receiving information of a good yield of gold being obtained from some neglected gold-field or from some newly-discovered reef. To-day…

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Rich Find of Gold. Sydney, Wednesday, 6 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 3

A PRIVATE telegram from Wyalong to-day states that rich gold has been struck in the heart of the new township…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

THE battery at Barmedman put through several tons of Wyalong stone on Monday in lastweek. Fudesque and party who are in what is known as Frenchman's…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Satisfactory Cushings. Barmedman

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

Two new finds were reported to-day. One is in the neighbourhood of Spy Hill, and the other is six miles east of the surveyed town. Crushings from the outside claims are not up to expectation…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. BARMEDMAN

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 4

The Wyalong Progress Committee have fixed the name of the main camp as “Wyalong West” as distinguished from the Wyalong surveyed town, two miles away…

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Gold-saving Machines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

THE following applications for certificates of provisional protection were received at the Patents Office during the month of April:— John Robb Ferguson, Cowper-street, Goulburn.—…

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Gold in Beach Sand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

Several tests of beach sand have recently been made with very satisfactory results, some of which are considered highly payable. Samples of beach sand were brought from the…

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Gold Reported at Jerrawa

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

IT is reported that payable gold has been found at Jerrawa, a small town on the railway line between Gunning and Yass. We understand that a very promising reef has been discovered right in…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

SOME more splendid specimens of stone from the reef near Currawan, on the Clyde road, have been brought to town. One piece crushed by Mr. Marrin, which weighed about 7lbs, yielded two…

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The Gold Discovery at Jerrawa

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

YASS, Wednesday.—Considerable excitement was caused here to-day by a report that rich alluvial gold had been found near the Jerrawa railway station. Senior-constable Willis visited the place,…

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The Miners' Strike in America. London, May 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

The miners on strike in Walker County, Alabama, have destroyed the machinery and fittings of several mines by means of dynamite…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

THE Mining on Private Lands Bill No. 2 came up for further consideration in the Legislative Council on Wednesday on the motion for the first reading of the measure. The President, on the point raised by…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

PERTH. Tuesday.—The Engineer-in-Chief returned from the vicinity of Yilgarn and Coolgardie goldfields yesterday. He states that there is no cause for anxiety with regard to food supplies at…

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