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

Mining & the mines, 1895

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Coal-mining in Sydney Harbour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Tuesday night Mr. Carruthers laid on the table the letters and other documents connected with the applications of the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company for leases on the foreshores…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A very rich reef has been discovered at Rhymnery, a wine village, about seven miles from Ararat. An old minor named R. Whitten took possession of an abandoned hole, and…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 4

Tuena, Thursday.—Mr. Amos is leaving the Amos mine, Tuena, with 318 lbs of golden calcite, which is to be exhibited in Sydney during the coming week. It is from…

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Land Near Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 6

IN regard to some recent representations the Minister tor Mines has written a minute pointing out that it is important that sufficient land for accommodation purposes…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 2

SPECIAL GOLD MINING LEASE.—The under-mentioned special lease for gold-mining purposes has been approved, viz, S. P. Jessop and E. M. King, 100 acres, parish of…

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Special Gold-mining Lease

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 4

THE undermentioned special lease for gold-mining purposes has been approved, viz., S. P. Jessop and E. f. King, 100 acres, parish of Callen, term 15 years. The following are the conditions upon…

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The American Gold Reserve. London, Sept. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

The American gold reserve only amounts to 96,000,000 dol., though the Morgan-Felmont Syndicate is helping the Treasury till October. The export of gold to Europe has been resumed…

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Gold Discovery Near Murrumburrah

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 2

GREAT excitement is being manifested over reefing at Murrumburrah through Adams and party having dollied 14 oz. of gold from 12 lb. of stone out of their reef (the…

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Mining at Tuena

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 2

TUENA, Thursday.--Mr. Amos is leaving the Amos mine, Tuena, with 318 lbs. of golden calcite, which is to be exhibited in Sydney during the coming week. It is…

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Mining. Mount Amos, Tuena

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 2

THERE are on view at Messrs. Cliff's shop Pitt-street. Sydney, some very rich specimens from the Mount Amos Gold-mine, Tuena, The Mine in question is a 33-acre lease,…

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Batteries for Mining Fields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 4

THE Minister for Mines has received several applications for the erection of batteries on goldfields. They have been referred to the prospecting boards to report with respect to the class of battery most…

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Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 2

WE have been given proof that gold, and very nice slugs too, can be picked up on the Shoalhaven, in the vicinity of Bungonia. We were shown to-day about six ounces of mixed gold, one piece…

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Mining at Weejasper

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 2

Quite a romance hangs over Weejaper (says a Jugiong correspondent to the Gundagai paper). Many old miners cling to the belief that a Quartz reef of phenomenal richness…

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A Famous Silver Mine.—The Hundredth Dividend

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 4

THE extraordinary success which has accompanied the working of the Broken Hill Propriotary Silver Mine reached an interesting stage on Thursday, when the company declared its hundredth dividend…

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Triplex Gold.saving Machine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 2

ME. J. JERGER of Goulburn has taken shop No. 7 of the Australian Aresde, for the purpose of exhibiting his new improved triplex gold-saving machine, which may now be seen…

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Mining. the Shoalhaven Gullies

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 4

Ms. G. BROADHEAD of Inversary has shown at this office samples of gold, about 6 oz. in all They include a nugget weighing about B oz., several smaller nuggets, and a quantity of…

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The John Jerger Improved Gold-Saver

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 2

MR. JOHN JERGER, of Goulburn, has perfected an improved gold-saving machine, and one of the machines is now on view in one of the shops at the new Arcade. Mr. Jerger claims that he has…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 4

MINING matters at Jembaicumbene are looking up again, and in a week or two employment will be found for a number of men. Messrs. Jeffcoat and party are still waiting patiently for the issue of their…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 3

MR. SLER, chief inspector of mines, visited the diggings in the Shoalhaven gallies near Bungonia on Tuesday and Wednesday in reference to the disputes between Mr. James…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 October 1895 · page 3

IN reference to the statement in our last issue that we had received two contradictory accounts of Mr. Sice's visit to the Shoaihaven Gullies, Mr. Jas. Armstrong requests me to…

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