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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 31 of 46

The Garangula Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 4

MURRUMBURRAH, Thursday.—Owing to the continued heavy rains a majority of the miners at Garangula have had to suspend sinking and driving, putting in time by the erection of puddling. Sluice…

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Mining. Coolgardie

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 July 1894 · page 3

PERTH, Sunday.—Later move from Coolgardie states that the Londonderry mine is Proving even more phenomenal then was at first anticipated. Not only are the surface shows…

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Rich Gold Finds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 July 1894 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A large nugget, weighing 16 lb., was found to-day in Uncle Tom Gully, in the Inglewood district, in 6 ft. sinking. The discoverer wee an old Rheola miner named William…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 2

COOLGARDEE, July 21.—The Telegraph line was finished and opened to-day. Mr. C. Jobson, head of the Water Supply Department, worked night and day, and put up 115…

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Sensational Gold Discovery at Kurnalpi

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 2

THE latest news from Kurnalpi is of a highly sensational character. A man who arrived from them the other day reports that Brophy and party have struck immensely rich gold…

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The Londonderry Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1894 · page 2

THE Londonderry mine, Coolgardie, is being vigorously opened op by the prospectors, who, so far, have refused enormous come of money for the claim. They express their determination to stick to the…

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The Scotch Miners' Strike. London, July 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1894 · page 2

The Scotch miners now on strike propose a recourse to arbitration with a view to a settlement of their differences with their employers…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1894 · page 2

THE two months' grace allowed owners of private property under the Act expires on the 27th instant (says the special reports of the Braidwood Dispatch at Araluen). This, however, has very little…

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The Garangula Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1894 · page 2

MURRUMBURRAH, Wednesday.—A rush set in yesterday from here to Jugiong, about 14 miles distant, and numbers of men are leaving the field for the new locality. No authentic information is…

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Mining. Coolgardie. Half a Million's Worth of Gold in Sight

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 July 1894 · page 3

SOUTHERN CROSS, Wednesday.—For time trade locally has boon dull, owing to want of rain. On Monday however the fine weather broke up, and by nine o'clock…

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Cowra Creek Gold-mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Cowra Creek Gold-mining Company was held at their office last Friday evening, 27th instant, at half-past 7. There was a very large attendance of…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries Company. LONdon, July 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 4

Mr. James Inglis, of Sydney, has notified that the working capital of the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company, which is being formed to work the Cremorne coal seam, is to be increased to £240,000…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. ADELAIDE

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 2

Among the passengers from Western Australia by. the R.M.S. Oroya yesterday was Mr. J .E. Scantlebury, of Sydney. Speaking with reference to the rich discoveries in the Londonderry mine at…

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Mining. Gold and Go-aheadism

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 July 1894 · page 2

THE Queanbeyan Observer says:—Some two years age Messrs. O'Hura and Walker (two farmers residing in the Gundaroo district) discovered a reef on Bywong, a property…

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Cowra Creek Gold-mining Company

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 July 1894 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Cowra Creek Gold-mining Company was hold at their office on Friday evening, 27th instant, at half-past seven. There was a very…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1894 · page 4

PARKES, Saturday.—Dissatisfaction is felt in regard to certain clauses of the Mining on Private Lands Act, which provide that persons prospecting on private land by virtue of a permit must, within two…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1894 · page 4

WYALONG, Saturday.—A splendid iron-stone reef has been struck in the Black Angel claim at a depth of 60ft. The reef is very similar to Doyle's Pinehill stone, and is known as rotten ironstone. It is…

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The Garangula Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1894 · page 4

MURRUMBURRAH, Friday.—Juleff and party, Straw Stack Gully, washed during the week 3oz. 15dwt. 10gr. from cc loads of dirt. Hunt and party, in the game gully, washed…

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The Wonderful Londonderry Gold Mines

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 4

AMONG the passengers from Western Australia by the R.M.S. Oroya, which reached Adelaide on Monday, was Mr. J. E. Scantlebury, of Sydney. Speaking…

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Mining. Canowindra

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 2

ON Friday Mylecharane and party, who are working a claim at Boney's Rocke at the lbs 130-feet level, struck a reef 4 feet wide of very rich stone, studded with gold and pyriter…

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