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

Mining & the mines, 1894

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Mining. Coolgardie

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 3

A FEW extracts from a letter received from Mr. Herman Jerger, who some time ago left Goulburn for Coolgardie in company with Mr. A. Ellis will no doubt be read with…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 November 1894 · page 2

PERMISSION has been applied for by Ernest Cadogan, J. C. Davies, Howard, Stubbs, E. F. Lockwood, and James Williams, to mine for sold on 20 acres of reserve No. 83,…

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Gold Struck at Wheeo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1894 · page 2

A correspondent writes as follows:— A party of miners (W. B. Anderson and party) have recently struck good gold here, on the Jerrara Estate, the property of the late M. Glennon. The prospects…

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Goldfields of Western Australia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1894 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday.—The artesian bore put down near the Midland Junction, Guildford, has reached a depth of 249ft., yielding 129,600 gallons daily, the water being of excellent quality. At Cue four…

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The West Australian Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1894 · page 4

COOLGARDIE, Saturday.—A rich shoot of gold was struck in Costigan's to-day. on Block 134, on Burbank's properties, six miles south of Coolgardie. About 100 men are…

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Mining. Gold Near Wheeo

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1894 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes that good gold has been struck in the Jerrara estate, the property of the late Mr. Michael Glennan of Wheeo. Some miners, after prospecting,…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, Nov. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 4

Sir Malcolm Frazer, Agent-General for Western Australia, applied to the Court to-day for an injunction to restrain the Western Australian Goldmining Company from including his name amongst…

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West Australian Mining. London, Nov. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 2

The Earl of Fingal has refused the offers of several companies for the Londonderry Mine, West Australia, and will personally float a company to work the Claim…

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The Bywong-gundaroo Goldfield. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 4

SIR,—Knowing that your widely-circulated and popular paper always has its columns open to forward the interests and welfare of the country and its people, I crave your permission to give a short…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 5

THE application made by'W. McGregor on 5th March 1895 for a gold-mining lease of 25 acres, Nerimunga, has been refused; also those of A.T. Anderson and C. Sacagio made…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, Nov. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 4

The Coolgardie Gold-mining Syndicate, with a capital of £50,000, has been registered. Shares in the Crown of Bayley's Reward Company to the value of £54,000 ore being issued…

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The Wyalong Gold-field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 4

A crushing of 25 tons from King and Party was cleaned up at Sbannon's battery for a gross return of 48dz 4cwt, [?] of smelted gold. A test parcel of 8cwt from Kerns and…

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The Gold Discovery at Wheeo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 2

CROOKWELL, Friday.—Some nice samples of gold were shown in town to-day from Wheeo, about 12 miles from hero. Twenty men are now working there. Other parties are doing fairly well at…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 2

THE correspondent of the S. M. Herald, sends his journal the following telegram under date of Tuesday: - Eight hundredweight of stone from Kearins Brother’s Little Ethel claim yielded over…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, Nov. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 November 1894 · page 4

A company has been formed with a capital of £100,000 to work the Big Blow Gold Mines, Western Australia. The prospectus of Bayley's Extended…

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The Londonderry Mine. London, Nov. 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 November 1894 · page 4

Lord Fingal is floating the Londonderry Gold-mining Company, Coolgardio, West Australia, with a capital of £700,000. It is reported that the entire amount has been almost underwritten…

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Salting a Mine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 2

Before Judge Docker, in the Carcoar district court on Monday, a peculiar mining action came on for hearing. William Davis, hotelkeeper of Blayney, send George…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 2

THE minister for mines has received the following telegram from Warden Maitland of Milparinks:—"A specimen, having a green weight of 52 oz., and estimated to contain…

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Alluvial Gold at Wheeo. the Red Flag Flying

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 2

FOR some time past Messrs. Glennan Bros. of the Jerrara Estate, Wheeo, have been fossicking for gold on their property, with the result that recently good payable…

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Yalwal Goldfields

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 3

NOWRA, Thursday. -- The find at Yalwal has exceeded all expectations. A keg of gold arrived at the City Bank to-day. Thirty-four cwt. of stone yielded a junk…

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