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

Mining & the mines, 1895

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The Cooma Proprietary Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 October 1895 · page 2

COOMA, Monday.—Mr. Hughes, manager of the Cooma Proprietary Gold-mining Company, Colinton, has received instructions from the office of the company in Melbourne instructing him to reduce…

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Mining. a Nice Nugget

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 2

THERE is now view in the window of Mr. Daniels, jeweller, a nugget found by John Griffin at the Welcome Reefe (Braidwood district) weighing 6 oz. 9 dwts. 9 grs…

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The John-jerger Triplex Gold-saving Machine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 4

THIS machine is really a wonderful pices of work, and gives evidence of rare mech[?] skill and inventive genius. About eighteen months ago Mr. Jerger invented and patented…

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Mining. the Cooma Proprietary Mine

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 3

COOMA, Monday.—Mr. Hughes, manager of the Cooma Proprietary Gold-mining Company, Collinton, has received instructions from the offices of the company in Melbourne…

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The Shoalhaven Gullies Gold Diggings

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 3

FOR the following copy of Mr. Slee's report we are indebted to Mr. Austin Chapman M.P.:— Sydney, 5th October 1896…

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The Shoalhaven Gullies Gold-diggings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 4

FOR the following copy of Mr. Slee's report we are indebted to Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P.:— Sydney, 6th October, 1895. The Under-secretary for Mines and Agriculture…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 5

IN the Assembly last week the Minister for Mines introduced a bill to amend and extend the Mining on Private Lands Act of 1894, and to alter and amend sections 14, 63, 65, and 66 of the Mining…

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Mining on the Shoalhaven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 October 1895 · page 2

"FLY" writes:—A good run of heavy gold has been struck by a Bungonia party in what is known as Walsh's Gully, Washed Away. The prospectors washed 6½dwte. off the bottom of the first shaft…

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Conference of Gold-miners

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly last evening Mr. Austin Chapman asked the minister for mines whether he had yet considered a suggestion made to him some time ago to the…

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The Lucknow Mines

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 3

The Western Advocate says:—"The yields from the Wontworth Goldfields Proprietary Company for September and October give the total of 2982oz., and from the Aladdin's…

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Mining. New Machinery at Captain's Flat

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 3

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Wednesday.-A great demonstration took place to-day, when the majority of the inhabitants assembled to witness the starting of the diamond drill for…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 October 1895 · page 2

THE following leases will, unless held under some other title, be available for occupation at 2.30 p.m. on 29th instant:—W. A. Gibson and author, 57¼ acres, Bullongong (Captain's…

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Mining. New Finds at Washaway Creek

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1895 · page 3

WE were shown yesterday a sample of gold recently found by Messrs. Glennic, Leonard and Stephens, near Washaway Creek, Bungonia district, The gold was obtained from…

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Mining at Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 4

MESSRS. Glenny, Leonard, and Stevens, a party of miners at Bungonia, exhibited in town yesterday a nice lot of fine gold obtained from near Washedaway Creek on one of the leases which has been the…

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Mining at Garangula

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 4

MURRUMBURRAH, Tuesday.—Last week Messrs. Chapman and Hurley, members of Parliament, visited Garangula with the object of purchasing mining interests there. Three properties were…

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Mining on the Shoalhaven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 2

"FLY" writes:—I noticed that Styles and party have obtained Government assistance to the extent of £100 for sinking and driving on Barber's Hill, also that Government aid has been granted another…

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Mining. Warden's Bailiff at Goulburn

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 October 1895 · page 4

MR. K.M. WRAY has been gazetted warden's beiliff at Goulburn, vice Kirchner, transferred…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 October 1895 · page 2

GOLD ESCORT.—The government monthly escort left Braidwood on Friday morning with 300 oz. of gold. There has been a great falling off in the returns this month, the…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1895 · page 2

ANOTHER slight outbreak of fire has occurred at Block 10 mine in the 315 ft. level , but it was controlled in a few minutes. A crushing of twenty-three tens of quartz…

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Mining at Junction Point

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 October 1895 · page 2

CROOXWELL, Wednesday.—The returns just to hand of a mint assay of a sample stone from the reef at Junction Point, owned by Cansdell and Co., gave 14½oz. of gold to the ton, and 1½oz. of silver…

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